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.Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2009: A Directory for Writers, Artists, Playwrights, Designers, Illustrators and Photographers (Writers' & Artists' Yearbook)
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by: Kate Mosse (foreword)

June 30, 2008
"The Writers' and Artist's Yearbook" (W&AY), published by A&C Black, has a long-standing reputation as a 'must-have' for any writer looking to get into publication. While a number of similar books now exist - including "The Writer's Handbook" (TWH), published by Macmillan, and "Writer's Market" (WM), published by David & Charles Ltd - W&AY remains the original font of knowledge, and for me, the premier choice.

All of these books contain roughly the same extensive listings of publishers, agents, print media, producers etc, and in truth there is little to choose between them. Indeed the competition is gradually catching up, and it is notable that TWH has undergone a major facelift for this year. Of course a lot will come down ... Read More:
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.Oxford A-Z of Grammar and Punctuation
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by: John Seely

August 23, 2007
The book that I have eagerly rated at 5 stars is one of the most comprehensive pocket-edition grammar booklets I have ever purchased.

Consisting of one hundred and forty-eight pages, John Seely's reference book is divided into grammar and punctuation sections in alphabetical order . Each category is enriched by several examples that allow readers to understand how to apply a general rule within a context ; what is more, there is a very explicable sub-category dedicated to the commonest grammar mistakes many a student - and writer - may happen to commit during his/her writing .

Being an English major , I have come across a multitude of grammar books , and I have always had to operate a selection to discern which ones ... Read More:
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.The Elements of Style
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by: William Strunk, E. B. White

August 31, 1999
The Elements of Style is a short, timeless and foundational book on writing style and grammar. It is exceptionally well written and an essential writers desk reference. The authors stripped away all the fluff and kept the best of the best to help anyone write more clearly and concisely.

The Re-Discovery of Common Sense: A Guide To: The Lost Art of Critical Thinking
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.How to Write Better Essays (Palgrave Study Guides)
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by: Greetham, Bryan

February 29, 2008
This book is worth its weight in gold for anyone who needs to write essays and I have recommended it to many of my friends. I have always been able to write decent enough essays, getting A grade GCSEs and A/ B grade Alevels, but my undergraduate essays never quite seemed to reach the top marks. I couldn't quite understand this though because I always got top marks for my scientific reports, literature reviews, and exams yet my essays never seemed to go above a 2:1. If I put in a huge amount of effort I would be able to reach a high 2:1, while hardly any effort would get me a low 2:1, I just couldn't seem to break out of it! That was until I read this book.

This book was an absolute delight to read. It is extremely well written, ... Read More:
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.Good Essay Writing: A Social Sciences Guide (Published in association with The Open University)
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by: Peter Redman

December 13, 2005
I dont often write reviews but after recieving a 100% for my last asssignment by using this book, i thought i must write something. (My previous grades had ranged from 70-85%, so this was an incredible jump which i could never have dared hope for. In all of my assignments i knew my subject and was familiar with the various studies, but structuring and knowing how to put it all together is a different ballgame altogether. This is where Redman's book comes in.

This book was recommended to me by my tutor and every time i've gone through it, i'm always taking something new. It was the example of a top level essay that clinched my grade for me. Seeing a practical example on how to pull all the different essay components put together really ... Read More:
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.Children's Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2009 (Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook) (Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook)
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from: A & C Black Publishers Ltd

August 07, 2008
I dont often write reviews but after recieving a 100% for my last asssignment by using this book, i thought i must write something. (My previous grades had ranged from 70-85%, so this was an incredible jump which i could never have dared hope for. In all of my assignments i knew my subject and was familiar with the various studies, but structuring and knowing how to put it all together is a different ballgame altogether. This is where Redman's book comes in.

This book was recommended to me by my tutor and every time i've gone through it, i'm always taking something new. It was the example of a top level essay that clinched my grade for me. Seeing a practical example on how to pull all the different essay components put together really ... Read More:
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.Your Writing Coach: From Concept to Character, from Pitch to Publication - Everything You Need to Know About Writing Novels, Non-fiction, New Media, Scripts and Short Stories
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by: Jurgen Wolff

April 19, 2007
I was one of those people who said for years that they wanted to write, but never quite got round to it. In January of this year, I decided to stop procrastinating and DO something about it. I bought lots and lots of books on writing, and I have to say that of the seven or eight I bought, ''Your Writing Coach'' is by far the best (with Stephen King's ''On Writing'' coming a close second.)

First of all, it's immensely readable. Like one of the other reviewers of this book, I read it from cover to cover, rather than just dipping into it, though now I am writing regularly, I refer to sections of it again and again.

It is very well laid out, with an overview of each chapter, and a summary of the key points, along with exercises to ... Read More:
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.The Student's Guide to Writing: Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (Palgrave Study Guides): Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (Palgrave Study Guides)
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by: John Peck

July 26, 2005
I found this book particularly good; it is written in a very clear and succint way and highlights the everyday's mistakes that students (but not only) are falling foul.

Some people say that spelling and grammar are not the most important factors when writing academic papers, essays, dissertations, reports, projects and so forth....

Ok....tutors looks mainly for your understanding of the course material. But he/she won't be at all impress if you use the apostrophe incorrectly or if you repeatedly making gross grammar mistakes.

That is why I think that, as a foreign student studying in English, this book has been a great help in improving and polishing my writing skills.

Top marks!!
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.Let's Learn Hiragana: First Book of Japanese Writing
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by: Yasuko Kosaka Mitamura

1985-05
I purchased this book on the basis of the 15 excellent reviews it already had on Amazon as I was having difficulty learning hiragana; I was simply drawing the characters over and over. Having read a general introduction the book began with "these are the first ten characters, draw them out until you know them then do the following exercise... I didn't need a whole book to tell me that, it seemed to make the rest of the book irrelevant so why read any further?
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.Guardian Style
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by: David Marsh

November 06, 2007
There are a few newspaper-sponsored style guides out there, for people who want to write the kind of English that those papers happen to favour, and "Guardian Style" is, by a long way, the most annoying one available. If you start from the idea that good style in a paper should be as close as possible to plain educated speech, then this book will help to explain why the Guardian is such an annoying paper to read, especially if you are the sort of person who it is clearly aimed at. I am, I think, the Guardian's idea of one of its kinds of reader, and yet while I find its news coverage fairly adequate (although when I really want to know what's going on I read the Financial Times) I find their op-ed content insufferable. "Guardian Style" is chiefly of forensic ... Read More:
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