Stylish academic writing /
Helen Sword.
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
- viii, 220 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-211) and index.
Stylish Academic Writing showcases a range of scholars from the sciences, humanities, and social sciences who write with vividness and panache. Individual chapters take up specific elements of style, such as titles and headings, chapter openings, and structure, and close with examples of transferable techniques that any writer can master.