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…
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1. From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research
By: Michael Kibbe
4.21
Format: 153 pages, Paperback
While courses in Bible and theology typically require research papers, particularly at the graduate… read more
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- research
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2. The Craft of Research
By: Joseph M. Williams , Gregory G. Colomb , Wayne C. Booth
3.91
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
With more than 400,000 copies now in print, The Craft of Research is the unrivaled resource for res… read more
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"That sense of contributing to a community is never more rewarding than when you discover something that you believe can improve your readers’ lives by changing what and how they think."-Joseph M. Williams, The Craft of Research
3. The Writing Life
By: Annie Dillard
3.26
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
Annie Dillard has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An American Childhood;… read more
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4. 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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- nonfiction
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"Less is more."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
"Truth needs no adornment."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
"Don't be kind of bold. Be bold."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
"Writers are the custodians of memory..."-William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
5. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
By: James L. Swanson
3.78
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
A fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through … read more
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6. 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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7. The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
By: Steven Pinker
4.10
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupt… read more
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8. 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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9. 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
"A good rule always describes the ideal performance."-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
"The mind can atrophy, like the muscles, if it is not used."-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
"True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline."-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
10. The Elements of Style
By: E.B. White , William Strunk Jr.
4.18
Format: 105 pages, Hardcover
This style manual offers practical advice on improving writing skills. Throughout, the emphasis is … read more
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"He owned"-E.B. White, The Elements of Style
"To achieve style, begin by affecting none."-E.B. White, The Elements of Style
"Writers will often find themselves steering by stars that are disturbingly in motion."-E.B. White, The Elements of Style
"When you say something, make sure you have said it. The chances of your having said it are only fair."-E.B. White, The Elements of Style
11. The Golden Ass
By: Apuleius , Jack Lindsay , None
4.30
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
The Golden Assby Apuleius is a unique, entertaining, and thoroughly readable Latin novel - the only… read more
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12. Barth
By: John B. Webster
4.20
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
This series offers a range of authoritative studies on people who have made an outstanding contribu… read more
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13. The Memory Illusion: Remembering, Forgetting, and the Science of False Memory
By: Julia Shaw
3.96
Format: 433 pages,
Think you have a good memory? Think again. Memories are our most cherished possessions. We rely on … read more
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14. 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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15. They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing
By: Gerald Graff , None
4.48
Format: None pages, Paperback
"They Say / I Say"shows that writing well means mastering some key rhetorical moves, the most impor… read more
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16. Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded
By: Joshua Schimel
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
As a scientist, you are a professional writer: your career is built on successful proposals and pap… read more
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17. The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day
By: Justo L. González
4.29
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
This highly informative, narrative history covers the events, persons, external influences, and for… read more
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18. Foucault: A Very Short Introduction
By: Gary Gutting
2.97
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Foucault is one of those rare philosophers who has become a cult figure. Born in 1926 in France, ov… read more
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19. Internet
By: Mikko Hyppönen
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Internet on parasta ja pahinta mitä meille on tapahtunut. Suomen tunnetuin tietoturva-asiantunti… read more
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20. A People's Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics
By: Hadas Thier
4.29
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
Economists regularly promote Capitalism as the greatest system ever to grace the planet. With the s… read more
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"Is this rotten system the best we can do?"-Hadas Thier, A People's Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics
"Marxism is not a simple blueprint, with obvious rights and wrongs. Instead, it is a living, breathing theory, applied to social relations, which themselves are always in motion."-Hadas Thier, A People's Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics
"We live in a society in which decades of budget cuts have made a run on overwhelmed hospitals inevitable and which has set countries and states bidding against one another for ventilators on the “fre…"-Hadas Thier, A People's Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics
"The first traces of modern humans date back to more than two hundred thousands years ago. But it was only in the last five thousand years (i.e. during less than three percent of human history) that t…"-Hadas Thier, A People's Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics
21. 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
