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Style : ten lessons in clarity and grace
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3rd ed
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[s l] : Harper Collins, 1989
ISBN:
9780673381866

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Summary

Engaging and direct, "Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace "is "the "guidebook for anyone who wants to write well. Key Benefit Engaging guidebook for anyone who wants to write well. Key Topics Style, Clarity, Grace, Form, Ethics Guidelines for writing. Market: General Interest: Improving writing


Table of Contents

Preface
I Style As Choice
Lesson One: Understanding Style
Lesson Two: Correctness
II Clarity
Lesson Three: Actions
Lesson Four: Characters
Lesson Five: Cohesion and Coherence
Lesson Six: Emphasis
III Grace
Lesson Seven: Concision
Lesson Eight: Shape
Lesson Nine: Elegance
IV Form
Lesson Ten: Motivating Coherence
Lesson Eleven: Global Coherence
V Ethics
Lesson Twelve: The Ethics of Style
Appendix: Punctuation
Glossary
Suggested Answers
Index