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Rhetoric
OUP Oxford 2013; US$ 9.99Rhetoric is often seen as a synonym for shallow, deceptive language, and therefore as something negative. But if we view rhetoric in more neutral terms, as the 'art of persuasion', it is clear that we are all forced to engage with it at some level, if only because we are constantly exposed to the rhetoric of others. In this Very Short Introduction,... more...
What is Discourse Analysis?
Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 22.99What is discourse analysis? is an accessible introduction to an empirical research approach which is widely used in the social sciences and related disciplines. This book explores the idea of how meaning is socially constructed and how 'talk' and text can be interpreted. The challenges of discourse analysis are outlined as well as helpful ways... more...
Brilliant Academic Writing
Pearson Education Limited 2012; US$ 15.33Write Brilliantly at university - whatever your course! An accessible, attractive guide to the most important academic writing skills a student needs to wite successfully for any purpose on any course, whether it be essays, assignments, reports, reflective writing, exam questions, research reports, literature reviews - any type of academic writing,... more...
Writing from Start to Finish
Allen & Unwin 2001; US$ 22.68A new handbook to help beginners kickstart their writing by prize-winning author and long-time writing teacher, Kate Grenville. more...
I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 12.99The murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums. America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people. Critics are like pigs at the pastry cart. Describing something by relating it to another thing is the essence of metaphorical thought. It is one of the oldest activities of humankind?and one of... more...
Write Your College Essay in Less Than a Day
Random House Publishing Group 2009; US$ 15.00Strategies from a noted educational consultant on how to ease the pressure, ace the essay, and gain admission into your top-choice school Getting into college has become fiercely competitive, which makes the personal-essay part of the application process even more important?and stressful. But stop worrying! In Write Your College Essay in Less Than... more...
Targeted Regulatory Writing Techniques
Springer 2008; US$ 79.95Shows you how to approach the writing task in a logical process that permits rapid completion of writing. This book covers specific documents types, as well as submission to various major regions of the world. more...
Narrative Research in Nursing
Wiley 2009; US$ 65.99Narrative research is an increasingly popular way of carrying out qualitative research by analysing the stories or experience. The findings of this type of qualitative research can be used to improve nursing education, nursing practice and patient care and to explore the experience of illness and the interaction between professionals. Narrative Research... more...
The Way of Kinship
University of Minnesota Press 2010; US$ 60.00That these treasures are available to us as writing is a miracle. . . . The writings here, while altogether modern in one sense, are based upon a literature, albeit oral, that has existed for thousands of years. They are the reflections of people who have lived long on the earth, on their own terms, in harmony with the powers of nature. They are invaluable... more...
Starting from Scratch
Random House Publishing Group 2011; US$ 19.00From the best-selling author of Rubyfruit Jungle and Bingo , here is a writers' manual as provocative, frank, and funny as her fiction. Unlike most writers' guides, this one had as much to do with how writers live as with mastering the tools of their trade. Rita Mae Brown begins with a very personal account of her own career, from her days... more...









