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_aPE1421 _b.P56 2015 |
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_aPinker, Steven, _d1954- _eauthor |
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_aThe sense of style : _bthe thinking person's guide to writing in the 21st century / _cSteven Pinker |
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_aNew York : _bPenguin Books, _c2015 |
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_aviii, 359 pages : _billustrations ; _c21 cm |
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_atext _btxt _2rdacontent |
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_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia |
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| 500 | _aIncludes glossary (pages 309-318) | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 331-338) and index | ||
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_tGood writing -- _tA window onto the world -- _tThe curse of knowledge -- _tThe web, the tree, and the string -- _tArcs of coherence -- _tTelling right from wrong |
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_a"Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing--and why should any of us care? In this entertaining and eminently practical book, the bestselling cognitive scientist Steven Pinker rethinks the usage guide for today's writers. Using examples of great and gruesome modern prose while avoiding the scolding tone of the classic manuals, he shows how the art of writing can be a form of pleasurable mastery and intellectually fascinating. The Sense of Style is for writers of all kinds, and for readers who are interested in how the sciences of mind can illuminate how language works at its best"-- _cBack cover |
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_pFirst published in hardcover: _c[New York] : Viking Penguin, 2014 |
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| 650 | 0 | _aRhetoric | |
| 650 | 0 | _aLiterary style | |
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_aEnglish language _xWriting |
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_iPaperback edition of: _aPinker, Steven, 1954- _tThe sense of style : the thinking person's guide to writing in the 21st century. _dNew York, New York : Viking, 2014 _w(OCoLC)870919633 |
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