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Accidence will happen: a recovering pedant's guide to English language and style
By Oliver Kamm. 2016
A discussion of the formal rules of the English language, their significance, and whether most errors matter. The author explains…
his view that most purists' prohibitions may be disregarded and why. Also addresses specific usage conundrums. 2015When books went to war: the stories that helped us win World War II
By Molly Guptill Manning. 2014
Attorney describes the Victory Book Campaign during World War II, which provided American soldiers with selected literature of note in…
the face of Nazi censorship and destruction of books. Discusses the impact the program had on the titles chosen and on the publishing industry. 2014"Is it easy being green?": writing the new college application essay
By Justin Nevin. 2014
Guide to writing engaging and effective college application essays. Suggests using forms of creative writing such as memoir or the…
personal essay to make an application stand out in a crowded field. Provides techniques, tips, and real-life examples. For senior high and older readers. 2014Big Men Fear Me
By Mark Bourrie. 2022
The remarkable true story of the rise and fall of one of North America's most influential media moguls. When George…
McCullagh bought The Globe and The Mail and Empire and merged them into the Globe and Mail, the charismatic 31-year-old high school dropout had already made millions on the stock market. It was just the beginning of the meteoric rise of a man widely expected to one day be prime minister of Canada. But the charismatic McCullagh had a dark side. Dogged by the bipolar disorder that destroyed his political ambitions and eventually killed him, he was all but written out of history. It was a loss so significant that journalist Robert Fulford has called McCullagh’s biography "one of the great unwritten books in Canadian history"—until now. In Big Men Fear Me, award-winning historian Mark Bourrie tells the remarkable story of McCullagh’s inspirational rise and devastating fall, and with it sheds new light on the resurgence of populist politics, challenges to collective action, and attacks on the free press that characterize our own tumultuous era.Best American travel writing: 2013 (Best American series)
By Elizabeth Gilbert, Jason Wilson. 2013
Author of Eat, Pray, Love (DB 61789) edits nineteen previously published travel essays infused with a sense of marvel and…
wonder. In "The Way I've Come" author Judy Copeland describes backpacking along the border of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. 2013The glamour of grammar: a guide to the magic and mystery of practical English
By Roy Peter Clark. 2010
Writing coach presents colloquial advice on making grammar useful and memorable, along with examples from well-known authors. Encourages writers to…
master grammar rules--and then to break them discretely. Provides keepsakes at the end of each chapter, which review its salient and applicable points. 2010The news: a user's manual
By Alain De Botton. 2014
Philosopher and author of The Consolations of Philosophy (DB 51489) provides techniques for critically analyzing news reports. Focuses on the…
subject categories of politics, world news, economics, celebrity, disaster, and consumption. Considers the ways people receive news in the early twenty-first century, including personalized reports on electronic devices. 2014Details the circumstances behind a secret throat-cancer operation that President Grover Cleveland underwent on July 1, 1893, while aboard a…
private yacht on Long Island Sound. Discusses the vilification, and later vindication, of the reporter who exposed the event. 2011Paris: a love story : a memoir
By Kati Marton. 2012
Former news correspondent recounts relocating to her favorite city, Paris, after the 2010 death of her diplomat husband Richard Holbrooke.…
Describes arriving in the French capital in 1957 as a Hungarian refugee, meeting second husband Peter Jennings there in the 1970s, and finding happiness with Holbrooke in the 1990s. 2012Why we write: 20 acclaimed authors on how and why they do what they do
By Meredith Maran. 2013
Twenty essays by popular authors on the reasons behind their pursuit of writing. Sue Grafton, author of A is for…
Alibi (DB 35069), ruminates on the source of "writer's block" and David Baldacci discusses his compulsion for writing. Also includes Isabel Allende, Jodi Picoult, and others. 2013Le goût de la Turquie (Le petit Mercure. Le goût de--)
By Jean-Claude Perrier. 2010
" Issue d'un Empire ottoman flamboyant et puissant, la Turquie moderne, fondée sous l'impulsion de Mustafa Kemal - surnommé Atatürk…
( Père des Turcs ) - en 1923, fascine toujours les voyageurs et questionne les politiques. Istanbul en est la ville emblématique, qui s'étend sur les deux rives du Bosphore, à cheval sur l'Europe et l'Asie. Mais il faut aussi évoquer Ankara, sa capitale, Izmir ou Brousse, visiter les temples d'Éphèse, s'arrêter à Smyrne (devenue Izmir), dans les stations balnéaires du Sud, visiter l'aride Cappadoce... La Turquie, ce pays d'antique civilisation , selon l'expression d'André Malraux, offre en effet des visages multiples. Voyage au pays des sultans, des soufis, des derviches tourneurs, des bazars, des narghilés, des pâtisseries et des mosquées, en compagnie d'Homère, Virgile, Soliman le Magnifique, Jean Racine... " -- 4e de couvStylized: a slightly obsessive history of Strunk & White's The elements of style
By Mark Garvey. 2009
Book publisher and bibliophile pays homage to E.B. White's guidelines for good grammar and style, originally published in 1959 as…
an update of his professor William Strunk's book. Traces its publication history and continuing popularity and quotes many letters from authors who benefited from using it. 2009Seize the story: a handbook for teens who like to write
By Victoria Hanley. 2008
Presents creative-writing tips and exercises, from freewriting to understanding the elements of fiction. Provides examples for character development, motivation, and…
perspective. Assesses difficult aspects of writing fiction, such as creating the setting and mood, and infusing your style and voice into the story. For junior and senior high readers. 2008A foot in the mouth: poems to speak, sing, and shout
By Paul B Janeczko. 2009
Thirty-seven poems in various forms--some for one voice, two, or three; tongue twisters; limericks; two in Spanish; several by famous…
poets; a few traditional chants; all fun to read out loud. For grades 3-6. 2009Promets-moi que tu reviendras vivant: ces reporters qui vont à la guerre
By Danielle Laurin. 2010
« Le meilleur reportage vaut-il la mort d'un journaliste ? Cette question, Danielle Laurin la posera cent fois à son…
mari. Elle la posera aussi à d'autres journalistes de guerre prêts à mettre leur vie en danger pour exercer leur métier : Florence Aubenas, Roger Auque, Patrice Roy, Mariane Pearl, Sara Daniel, Céline Galipeau, Michel Cormier, Elizabeth Palmer, Barbara Victor, Patrick Chauvel, Anne Nivat, Michèle Ouimet, Pierre Foglia, Lieve Joris, David Rieff, Reza, Raymond Saint-Pierre, François Bugingo et le travailleur humanitaire Rony Brauman. Elle les fera parler de leurs motivations de départ, de leurs défis sur le terrain, de leurs peurs, aussi. De ce besoin d'être là où ça chauffe, à tout prix, l'adrénaline au plafond. Et elle continuera d'avoir peur pour son mari. » -- 4e de couvGrammar Girl's quick and dirty tips for better writing (Quick & Dirty Tips)
By Mignon Fogarty. 2008
Fogarty presents language usage tips similar to those from her popular podcast Grammar Girl. Explains guidelines for choosing between terms…
she calls "dirty words" such as "affect" versus "effect" or "i.e." versus "e.g." Provides information on applying basic grammar rules, starting sentences properly, and using punctuation and capitalization correctly. 2008Writing mysteries: a handbook
By Sue Grafton. 2002
Tony Hillerman, Lawrence Block, Sara Paretsky, and others provide advice on such topics as composing convincing dialog, mastering pacing and…
suspense, developing series characters, depicting violence, and revising and marketing manuscripts. They also cover writing mystery-genre specialties including young adult, medical, legal, historical, and true-crime stories. Some violence. 2002Writing magic: creating stories that fly
By Gail Carson Levine. 2006
Newbery Honor author of fiction provides advice, tips, and exercises to encourage aspiring writers. Covers story writing--from coming up with…
an idea and developing characters and plot to finding a publisher. Recommends practicing a lot and saving everything you write. For grades 5-8. 2006The crime writer
By Gregg Hurwitz. 2007
L.A. crime novelist Drew Danner may have murdered his ex-fiancée, but he has no memory of it and only knows…
he's had a brain tumor removed. Danner is acquitted of the crime but continues to investigate his involvement. And then a copycat killing occurs. Violence and strong language. 2007100 words every high school freshman should know: the 100 words (100 Words)
By American Heritage Dictionary Editors. 2004
Selected vocabulary organized from A to Z includes straightforward terms and typical items from textbooks for grades 7 and 8.…
Definitions are accompanied by example sentences from familiar authors. Includes a few exercises to build vocabulary. For junior and senior high readers. 2004