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For fourteen years, the creme de la creme of the year’s food writing has been served up in the Best Food Writing series?and this year’s edition is no different. Best Food Writing 2014 celebrates the m
The book provides a synthesis of the development of the genre of national history writing in Europe. In particular it seeks to illuminate the relationship between history writing and the construction
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A new guide to self-publishing that is the only one to take full account of all the possibilities, and to be authored by experts in both the creative and practical sides of self-publishing.
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Not the Whole Story is a compilation of seventeen stories narrated by single mothers in their own way and about their own lives. Each story is unique, but the same issues appear again and again. Abuse
On a freezing winter’s night, a few hours before dawn on May 12, 1969, South African security police stormed the Soweto home of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, activist and wife of the imprisoned Nelson Ma
On a freezing winter’s night, a few hours before dawn on May 12, 1969, South African security police stormed the Soweto home of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, activist and wife of the imprisoned Nelson Ma
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"Although the past is a constant theme in Rozycki's work, the present erupts with no less urgency . . . he witnesses the ant-like unimportance of human beings viewed from a cosmic perspective."?Helen
Motherlode: A Mosaic of Dutch Wartime Experience is Carolyne Van Der Meer’s creative reinterpretation through short stories, poems, and essays of the experiences of her mother and other individuals wh
Exploring the practice of writing through stylistics, Jeremy Scott draws on the work of writers and theorists to show how stylistic techniques can help writers enhance their own fiction. Negotiating t
Exploring the practice of writing through stylistics, Jeremy Scott draws on the work of writers and theorists to show how stylistic techniques can help writers enhance their own fiction. Negotiating t
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Offers guidance on writing explanatory texts, including family biographies and history reports, covering researching, structuring a paper, presenting information clearly, and using technology to distr
Offers tips on writing narratives, covering such topics as creating characters, writing dialogue, structuring a narrative, and including descriptive details.
Introduces the concept of digital literacy and explains how technology has made it easier to conduct research, take and organize notes, and work with others on group projects.
Introduces the writing, editing, and revision processes, offering tips on outlining, researching, spotting grammar mistakes, and using technology to share finished works with others.
A guide to researching the topic of a report or presentation explains how to gather the most current and up-to-date information, use outlines to organize notes, sort information into categories, and s
Table of Contents Ideal for preparing your second-grade students for state writing assessments and meeting new standards, this series offers scaffolded text-based writing practice with essential no
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