Name: The New Oxford Guide to Writing By Thomas S. Kane (former Professor of English, former Professor of English, University of Connecticut, Waterbury Campus)
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The New Oxford Guide to Writing Summary

The New Oxford Guide to Writing by Thomas S. Kane (former Professor of English, former Professor of English, University of Connecticut, Waterbury Campus)

Many books on writing tell you how to think more creatively, conjure up an idea, and how to express it clearly and elegantly. Many handbooks offer reliable advice on the use of commas, semicolons and so forth. But The New Oxford Guide to Writing does all three, so that no matter where you find yourself in the writing process - from the daunting look as 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 all-inclusive volume. Highlighted by numerous examples of successful prose - including marvellous brief excerpts from Mark Twain, Joan Didian, H. L. Mencken, E. B. White and Anne Dillard - this stimulating volume covers the entire subject step by step, clearly and authoritatively. It shows: How to use commonplace books and journals to store ideas, how to brainstorm, how to explore potential topics, sound methods of constructing an outline, the best way to open an essay clearly and interestingly, how to select words that convey both information and point of view ... and much more.

The New Oxford Guide to Writing Reviews

"Guides to writing--some in print, others in software--continue to proliferate; the best-written this year is "The New Oxford Guide to Writing."--William Safire, New York Times Sunday Magazine

About Thomas S. Kane (former Professor of English, former Professor of English, University of Connecticut, Waterbury Campus)

Thomas Kane was formerly Professor of English at the University of Connecticut at Waterbury, where he taught writing for over twenty-five years. He co-edited The Short Story and the Reader and Writing Prose, Sixth Edition, both with Leonard J. Peters, and wrote The Oxford Guide to Writing.

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GOR010926166

ISBN 13

9780195090598

ISBN 10

0195090594

Title

The New Oxford Guide to Writing by Thomas S. Kane (former Professor of English, former Professor of English, University of Connecticut, Waterbury Campus)

Author

Thomas S. Kane (former Professor of English, former Professor of English, University of Connecticut, Waterbury Campus)

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Used - Like New

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Paperback

Publisher

Oxford University Press Inc

Year published

1994-06-23

Number of pages

336

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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

The New Oxford Guide to Writing Thomas S. Kane (former Professor of English, former Professor of English, University of Connecticut, Waterbury Campus)

The New Oxford Guide to Writing by Thomas S. Kane (former Professor of English, former Professor of English, University of Connecticut, Waterbury Campus)

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The New Oxford Guide to Writing by Thomas S. Kane (former Professor of English, former Professor of English, University of Connecticut, Waterbury Campus)

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About Thomas S. Kane (former Professor of English, former Professor of English, University of Connecticut, Waterbury Campus)

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