Every phase of writing is addressed in this authoritative, practical guide. Specific topics include: organizing information, discovering a personal voice, enhancing readability and checking grammar and spelling. Featuring hundreds of exercises and written in a relaxed, entertaining style, this is the perfect aid for the many Americans who wish to improve their communication skills in both their business and personal lives.
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Published as The Way To Write in 1946, this has become a staple. This 50th-anniversary edition has been redesigned to make the lessons easier to absorb.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Most people hated writing essays in school. At work, memorandums continue to be a pain to read . . . and an even bigger pain to write.
For the last three years, I've encouraged my graduate students to begin their studies by writing an essay based on Adler's and Van Doren's How to Read a Book. Then, I ask the same students to read The Classic Guide to Better Writing, summarize its key points in 1,000 words, and then write 2,500 words about what they learned about how to improve the last essay they wrote. After that experience, each student has become an effective writer . . . even though most were not before reading and applying this book. I don't know of another resource that is nearly as effective for learning how to be an effective writer of essays. Although it takes time to develop this foundation skill, you'll save much more time in the long run . . . and be much more effective in whatever you do if you read and apply Dr. Flesch's classic. Be sure to do the exercises!
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the most cogent and USEFUL guide to writing crisp, clean sentences. if you're the type of person who learns best by example, this is your bible.
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This is a great book as a self learner or for use in the classroom. I use it as a college textbook for beginning English Composition. It provides a great review for things the student has forgotten from high school and gives a good foundation for writing more effective communications. This provides a worthwhile basis for all kinds of writing from casual letters to formal, academic term papers. It teaches about sentence structure, clauses, phrases, prepositions, exact wording, spelling, and much more. I recommend the book highly whether you are on your own or even if you are selecting a book for your students.
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New York, Don't Write Write, Uncle Dockery, Saint Bernard, Better Writing, Save Your Reader Extra Work, The Classic Guide, Abraham Lincoln, Dix Hill, Don't Wnte, World War, Declaration of Independence, Empire State Building, Fifth Avenue, Spelled Pronounced, Federal Communications Commission, Henry David Thoreau, Main Street, Meredith Mumm, Reader's Guide, Somerset Maugham, The American Academy of Pediatrics, Union Station New!
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