It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences

It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences: A Writer’s Guide to Crafting Killer Sentences By June Casagrande Great writing isn’t born, it’s built—sentence by sentence. But too many writers—and writing guides—overlook this most important unit. The result? Manuscripts that will never be published and writing careers that will never begin.In this wickedly humorous manual, language columnist June Casagrande uses grammar and syntax...

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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs

Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd edition (plus Answer Keys) By A. Muchmore-Vokoun, E. V. Solomon K. S. Folse -Clear explanations and extensive practical activites help students write great sentences, paragraphs and essays. Each book contains a wide variety of writing models in carefully selected rhetorical styles that provide practice in working with the writing process to develop a final piece of writing.   Clickme4download ...

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The Prince: Second Edition

Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and as a recommendation of tyranny, this text has more recently been defended and applauded as the first scientific treatment of politics as it is rather than as it ought to be. In this edition there is an analytic introduction, a chronology of Machiavelli’s life, a map of Italy in his time and Machiavelli’s letter to Vettori in which he discusses "The Prince".   Clickme4download ...

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