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ISBN: PB: 9780226448077

University of Chicago Press

April 2019

176 pp.

21.5x13.9 cm

3 halftones

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£11,00
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Economical Writing

Thirty-Five Rules for Clear and Persuasive Prose (Third Edition)

Economics is not a field that is known for good writing. Charts, yes. Sparkling prose, no. Except, that is, when it comes to Deirdre Nansen McCloskey. Her conversational and witty yet always clear style is a hallmark of her classic works of economic history, enlivening the dismal science and engaging readers well beyond the discipline. And now she's here to share the secrets of how it's done".Economical Writing" is itself economical: a collection of thirty-five pithy rules for making your writing clear, concise, and effective. Proceeding from big-picture ideas to concrete strategies for improvement at the level of the paragraph, sentence, or word, McCloskey shows us that good writing, after all, is not just a matter of taste – it's a product of adept intuition and a rigorous revision process. Debunking stale rules, warning us that "footnotes are nests for pedants", and offering an arsenal of readily applicable tools and methods, she shows writers of all levels of experience how to rethink the way they approach their work, and gives them the knowledge to turn mediocre prose into magic. At once efficient and digestible, hilarious and provocative, "Economical Writing" lives up to its promise. With McCloskey as our guide, it's impossible not to see how any piece of writing – on economics or otherwise – can, and perhaps should be, a pleasure to read.

About the Author

Deirdre Nansen McCloskey is an emerita distinguished professor of economics and of history, and professor of English and of communications at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is the author of sixteen other books, including "If You're So Smart", "The Secret Sins of Economics", "The Bourgeois Virtues", "Bourgeois Dignity", and "Crossing: A Memoir", all published by the University of Chicago Press.