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sort list by title | author Several Short Sentences About Writing Verlyn Klinkenborg Several Short Sentences About Writing is a book of first steps and experiments. They will revolutionize the way you think and perceive, and they will change forever the sense of your own authority as a writer. Kurt Vonnegut Letters Kurt Vonnegut, David Wakefield This extraordinary collection of personal correspondence has all the hallmarks of Kurt Vonnegut's fiction. Written over a sixty-year period, these letters, the vast majority of them never before published, are funny, moving, and full of the same uncanny.. Virtual Words Language on the Edge of Science and Technology Jonathon Keats The technological realm provides an unusually active laboratory not only for new ideas and products but also for the remarkable linguistic innovations that accompany and describe them. How else would words like qubit (a unit of quantum information)... On Writing Jorge Luis Borges, Suzanne Jill Levine In the tradition of such writing guides as "The Writing Life" by Annie Dillard, "On Writing" is a master class in the art by one of its most distinguished and innovative practitioners. Now available for the first time in... The Elements of Style Illustrated William Strunk Jr., E. B. White The only style manual ever to appear on bestseller lists has explained to millions of readers the basic principles of plain English. The book's mantra—make every word tell—is still on point. Whether seventeen or seventy, this much-loved... The Penguin Dictionary of Critical Theory David Macey The most up-to-date and authoritative introduction to critical theory available, this acclaimed dictionary provides an ideal overview of the full range of theories, schools of thought, and theorists. Whether it's Arendt or Woolf, object relations or... Beat Writers at Work The Paris Review Collected here are interviews with the great Beat and Black Mountain writers from the pages of The Paris Review. In this new compendium, the writers describe their art and lives, creating a unique and fascinating record of their... Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke "…the love that consists in this: that two solitudes protect and border and greet each other." I think this book should be handed out to high school students along with free condoms and pamphlets on road safety. I think this book should be handed out... Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke "…the love that consists in this: that two solitudes protect and border and greet each other." I think this book should be handed out to high school students along with free condoms and pamphlets on road safety. I think this book should be handed out...