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How to Write Clearly: Write with purpose, reach your reader and make your meaning crystal clear (The Freelance Writer's Starter Kit) How to Write Clearly: Write with purpose, reach your reader and make your meaning crystal clear (The Freelance Writer's Starter Kit)
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avg rating 4.30 — 152 ratings — published
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 101,797 ratings — published 2006
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The Workshop Survival Guide: How to design and teach educational workshops that work every time The Workshop Survival Guide: How to design and teach educational workshops that work every time (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.34 — 519 ratings — published
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 31,709 ratings — published 1976
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The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 9,408 ratings — published 2014
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Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.59 — 29 ratings — published
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Bird by Bird Bird by Bird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 115,360 ratings — published 1994
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Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 795 ratings — published 2008
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Stein on Writing Stein on Writing (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 4,868 ratings — published 1995
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Garner's Modern English Usage Garner's Modern English Usage (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.68 — 215 ratings — published
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Dead I Well May Be (Michael Forsythe, #1) Dead I Well May Be (Michael Forsythe, #1)
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avg rating 3.95 — 4,796 ratings — published 2003
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Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 9,597 ratings — published 2019
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Oblivion Oblivion (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 16,400 ratings — published 2004
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Jesus’ Son Jesus’ Son (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 43,296 ratings — published 1992
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Several Short Sentences About Writing Several Short Sentences About Writing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 3,748 ratings — published 2012
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Writing with clarity and style: a guide to rhetorical devices for contemporary writers Writing with clarity and style: a guide to rhetorical devices for contemporary writers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 61 ratings — published 2002
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Grammatically Correct Grammatically Correct (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 500 ratings — published 1997
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The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need: A One-Stop Source for Every Writing Assignment The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need: A One-Stop Source for Every Writing Assignment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,204 ratings — published 2003
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This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 40,670 ratings — published 2009
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Lunar Park Lunar Park (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 31,561 ratings — published 2005
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It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences: A Writer's Guide To Crafting Killer Sentences It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences: A Writer's Guide To Crafting Killer Sentences (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,630 ratings — published 2010
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 328,368 ratings — published 2000
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On Writing Well by William Zinsser Summary & Study Guide On Writing Well by William Zinsser Summary & Study Guide (Nook)
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avg rating 4.50 — 44 ratings — published 2010
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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 125,315 ratings — published 2002
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Sarah Ruhl
“Put the bad poetry in the mouths of outlandish characters. It might make bad poetry funny instead of sad.”
― Sarah ruhl, 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater