How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
By: Paul J. Silvia
4.07
Format: 145 pages, Paperback
All academics need to write, but many struggle to finish their dissertations, articles, books, or g…
Want to Read $ 14.99"Writing books hurts like no other kind of writing."-Paul J. Silvia, How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
"Writing involves many [acts] tasks, not just generating text"-Paul J. Silvia, How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
"Writing a book is like injecting anabolic steroids: it if doesn't kill you, it'll make you stronger and hairier."-Paul J. Silvia, How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
"The goal of text generation is to throw confused, wide-eyed words on a page; the goal of text revision is to scrub the rods clean so that they sound nice and can go out in public."-Paul J. Silvia, How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
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1. Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t: Why That Is And What You Can Do About It
By: Steven Pressfield , Shawn Coyne
4.20
Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition
There's a mantra that real writers know but wannabe writers don’t. And the secret phrase is this:NO… read more
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2. A PhD Is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science
By: Peter J. Feibelman
3.89
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Despite your graduate education, brainpower, and technical prowess, your career in scientific resea… read more
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"Scientists are like terriers, trained to chase down and pick apart reasoning that is not rigorous."-Peter J. Feibelman, A PhD Is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science
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3. Graduate Admissions Essays: Write Your Way into the Graduate School of Your Choice
By: Donald Asher
4.07
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
Veteran higher-education consultant Donald Asher demystifies the graduate school application proces… read more
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4. The Professor Is In: The Essential Guide To Turning Your Ph.D. Into a Job
By: Karen Kelsky
4.16
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get ten… read more
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5. Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story
By: Randy Olson
3.77
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
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6. How to Win at College: Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country's Top Students
By: Cal Newport
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The only guide to getting ahead once you've gotten in--proven strategies for making the most of you… read more
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7. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
By: William Zinsser
4.24
Format: 321 pages, Paperback
On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It … read more
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"Less is more."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
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8. Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day
By: Joan Bolker
4.23
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Expert writing advice from the editor of the Boston Globe best-seller, The Writer's Home Companion … read more
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9. How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking - for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers
By: Sönke Ahrens
3.42
Format: 320 pages,
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10. How to Write a Thesis
By: Umberto Eco , Caterina Mongiat Farina , Geoff Farina , None
4.62
Format: None pages, Paperback
By the time Umberto Eco published his best-selling novel "The Name of the Rose," he was one of Ital… read more
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11. Stylish Academic Writing
By: Helen Sword
3.20
Format: 168 pages, Hardcover
Elegant data and ideas deserve elegant expression, argues Helen Sword in this lively guide to acade… read more
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12. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
By: Mortimer J. Adler , Charles van Doren
3.98
Format: 426 pages, Paperback
How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. I… read more
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"In short, we can only learn from our "betters"."-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
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13. Writing to Learn: How to Write--And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All
By: William Zinsser
3.78
Format: 438 pages, Paperback
This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing… read more
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14. Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
By: Roy Peter Clark
4.54
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
One of America's most influential writing teachers offers a toolbox from which writers of all kinds… read more
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15. Histories and Fallacies: Problems Faced in the Writing of History
By: Carl R. Trueman
4.00
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How do we know the stories told by historians are true? To what extent can we rely on their interpr… read more
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16. Write No Matter What: Advice for Academics
By: Joli Jensen
4.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
With growing academic responsibilities, family commitments, and inboxes, scholars are struggling to… read more
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17. Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded
By: Joshua Schimel
4.27
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18. Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America
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2.56
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19. Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success
By: Wendy Laura Belcher
4.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
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20. Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article
By: Howard S. Becker , None
3.35
Format: None pages, Paperback
Social scientists, whether earnest graduate students or tenured faculty members, clearly know the r… read more
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21. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
By: Cal Newport
3.73
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more
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"What are we really doing here?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
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22. 1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round
By: Jami Attenberg
4.22
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Inspired by Jami Attenberg’s wildly popular literary movement #1000WordsofSummer, this writer’s gui… read more
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23. Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning
By: José Antonio Bowen
4.22
Format: 270 pages, Paperback
How AI is revolutionizing the future of learning and how educators can adapt to this new era of hum… read more
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24. Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying; A Guide for Kids and Teens
By: Barbara Oakley
4.41
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
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25. Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write
By: Helen Sword
3.97
Format: 266 pages, Hardcover
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26. ACT with Love: Stop Struggling, Reconcile Differences, and Strengthen Your Relationship with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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4.20
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27. How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
By: Paul J. Silvia
4.07
Format: 145 pages, Paperback
All academics need to write, but many struggle to finish their dissertations, articles, books, or g… read more
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"Writing books hurts like no other kind of writing."-Paul J. Silvia, How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
"Writing involves many [acts] tasks, not just generating text"-Paul J. Silvia, How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
"Writing a book is like injecting anabolic steroids: it if doesn't kill you, it'll make you stronger and hairier."-Paul J. Silvia, How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
"The goal of text generation is to throw confused, wide-eyed words on a page; the goal of text revision is to scrub the rods clean so that they sound nice and can go out in public."-Paul J. Silvia, How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
28. Listening to People: A Practical Guide to Interviewing, Participant Observation, Data Analysis, and Writing It All Up (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
By: Annette Lareau
4.41
Format: 333 pages, Paperback
This book will help Understand the importance of talking to others, including listening to feedbac… read more
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29. A Field Guide to Grad School: Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum (Skills for Scholars, 22)
By: Jessica McCrory Calarco
4.34
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
An essential handbook to the unwritten and often unspoken knowledge and skills you need to succeed … read more
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30. 90 Days, 90 Ways: Inspiration, Tips & Strategies for Academic Writers
By: Patricia Goodson
4.17
Format: 119 pages, Kindle Edition
For writers seeking to sustain motivation and positive momentum in academic writing, this book offe… read more
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31. Be a Writing Machine 2: Writer Faster and Smarter, Beat Writer's Block, and Be Prolific (Author Level Up Book 19)
By: M.L. Ronn
4.20
Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition
The sequel to the bestselling productivity book for writers—available in ebook, paperback, large pr… read more
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