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Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation
ISBN: HB: 9780226188850, University of Chicago Press, May 2016
552 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 115 line drawings
Few people can write on the English language with the authority of Bryan A. Garner. The author of "The Chicago Manual of Style's" popular "Grammar and Usage" chapter, Garner explains the vagaries of English with absolute precision and utmost clarity....
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£34,00
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From Notes to Narrative Writing Ethnographies That Everyone Can Read
ISBN: PB: 9780226257556, ISBN: HB: 9780226257419, University of Chicago Press, May 2016
160 pp., 21.5x13.9 cm, 5 halftones
Ethnography centers on the culture of everyday life. So it is ironic that most scholars who do research on the intimate experiences of ordinary people write their books in a style that those people cannot understand. In recent years, the ethnographic...
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£13,00
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£33,50
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Subversive Copy Editor Advice from Chicago (or, How to Negotiate Good Relationships with Your Writers, Your Colleagues, and Yourself) (Second Edition)
ISBN: PB: 9780226240077, ISBN: HB: 9780226239903, University of Chicago Press, May 2016
200 pp., 21.5x13.9 cm
Longtime manuscript editor and "Chicago Manual of Style" guru Carol Fisher Saller has negotiated many a standoff between a writer and editor refusing to compromise on the "rights" and "wrongs" of prose styling. Saller realized that when these sides s...
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£11,50
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£36,00
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But Can I Start a Sentence with "But"? Advice from the Chicago Style Q&A
ISBN: HB: 9780226370644, University of Chicago Press, April 2016
112 pp., 21.5x13.9 cm
Q. Is it "happy medium" or "happy median"? My author writes: "We would all be much better served as stewards of finite public funds if we could find that happy median where trust reigns supreme". Thanks! A. The idiom is "happy medium", but I like the...
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£11,50
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Getting It Published A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books (Third Edition)
ISBN: HB: 9780226281377, University of Chicago Press, April 2016
304 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 5 halftones
For more than a decade, writers have turned to William Germano for his insider's take on navigating the world of scholarly publishing. A professor, author, and thirty-year veteran of the book industry, Germano knows what editors want and what writers...
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£48,00
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PhDictionary A Glossary of Things You Don't Know (but Should) about Doctoral and Faculty Life
ISBN: PB: 9780226359281, ISBN: HB: 9780226359144, University of Chicago Press, April 2016
304 pp., 21.6x15.2 cm, 3 tables
Navigating academia can seem like a voyage through a foreign land: strange cultural rules dictate everyday interactions, new vocabulary awaits at every turn, and the feeling of being an outsider is unshakable. For students considering doctoral progra...
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£15,00
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£48,00
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Writer's Diet A Guide to Fit Prose
ISBN: PB: 9780226351988, University of Chicago Press, April 2016
88 pp., 19x13.9 cm
Do your sentences sag? Could your paragraphs use a pick-me-up? If so, "The Writer's Diet" is for you! It's a short, sharp introduction to great writing that will help you energize your prose and boost your verbal fitness. Helen Sword dispenses with e...
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£11,50
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US Forces in Vietnam 1968-1975
ISBN: PB: 9782352502876, Casemate, Histoire et Collections, March 2016
84 pp., 24x20 cm, illus.
This publication covers the chronological evolution of uniforms, equipment and armament issued to the American soldier during the second half of the conflict, which saw the 1968 Tet Offensive; 1969, when American forces saw their maximum commitment,...
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£17,00
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Information Now A Graphic Guide to Student Research
ISBN: PB: 9780226095691, University of Chicago Press, October 2015
128 pp., 25.4x17.7 cm
Every day researchers face an onslaught of irrelevant, inaccurate, and sometimes insidious information. While new technologies provide powerful tools for accessing knowledge, not all information is created equal. Valuable information may be tucked aw...
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£13,00
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Houston, We Have a Narrative Why Science Needs Story
ISBN: PB: 9780226270845, ISBN: HB: 9780226270708, University of Chicago Press, September 2015
256 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 11 halftones, 9 line drawings
Ask a scientist about Hollywood, and you'll probably get eye rolls. But ask someone in Hollywood about science, and they'll see dollar signs: moviemakers know that science can be the source of great stories, with all the drama and action that blockbu...
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£15,00
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£49,00
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