{"product_id":"the-new-oxford-guide-to-writing-paperback","title":"The New Oxford Guide to Writing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas S. Kane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany books on writing tell you how to think more creatively, how to conjure up an idea from scratch. Many, once you have an idea, show you how to express it clearly and elegantly. And many handbooks offer reliable advice on the use of commas, semicolons, and so forth. But \u003cem\u003eThe New Oxford Guide to Writing\u003c\/em\u003e does all three, so that no matter where you find yourself in the writing process--from the daunting look of a blank page, to the rough draft that needs shaping, to the small but important questions of punctuation--you will find what you need in one handy volume. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHighlighted by numerous examples of successful prose--including marvelous, brief excerpts from Mark Twain, Joan Didion, H.L. Mencken, E.B. White, and Annie Dillard--this stimulating volume covers the entire subject step-by-step, clearly and authoritatively. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you write for business or for pleasure, whether you are a beginner or an experienced pro, \u003cem\u003e The New Oxford Guide to Writing\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential addition to your reference library, providing abundant assistance and encouragement to write with more clarity, more color, and more force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you write for business or for pleasure, whether you are a beginner or an experienced pro, 'The New Oxford Guide to Writing' is an essential addition to you reference library, providing abundant assistance and encouragement to write with more clarity, more color, and more force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Kane\u003c\/strong\u003e was formerly Professor of English at the University of Connecticut at Waterbury, where he taught writing for over twenty-five years. He co-edited \u003cem\u003eThe Short Story and the Reader\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWriting Prose\u003c\/em\u003e, Sixth Edition, both with Leonard J. Peters, and wrote \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Guide to Writing\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 9.21 x 6.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48409175589112,"sku":"9780195090598","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/Sk01UmhrenRzelkvZm4vazdkTG9kUT09.webp?v=1778993425","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-new-oxford-guide-to-writing-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}