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William Strunk (Author)

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Publication Date: September 17, 2008

A masterpiece in the art of clear and concise writing, and an exemplar of the principles it explains.

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Paperback: 52 pages
Publisher: bnpublishing.net (September 17, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9562916464
ISBN-13: 978-9562916462
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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4.0 out of 5 stars WARNING: Amazon is commingling reviews, May 20, 2008

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First of all, great book. Been writing professionally for 20 years, and I still use this book occasionally.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best Kindle edition, September 1, 2009

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There are better Kindle editions out there. This one does have linked TOC but it is layed out weirdly. For one thing, it doesn't link back to the TOC from inside the book. For another, there is one main TOC with just the chapter headings and each chapter has its own more detailed TOC. Not very useful. The words wrap nicely but would benefit from better spacing and bullet points around examples. Not bad but there are better editions.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not the book you're looking for, April 16, 2010

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This is the original, out-of-copyright "Elements of Style," not the updated version by Strunk and White. Very disappointed with this purchase.

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