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cover imageThe Oxford Essential Guide to Writing
Oxford University Press, Thomas S. Kane
This book provides a step-by-step approach to organising, shaping and completing your work. Includes rules of style and technique, an appendix on punctuation and grammar, and examples of expert prose from the masters.
Only £3.76!*

cover imageThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Grammar and Style
Laurie Rozakis
This book is for anyone who has ever been baffled by when to use a comma or a semi-colon. It contains basic chapters on the parts of speech, gradually building up to the finer points of writing, sentence structure, punctuation, creating paragraphs, and following accepted publishing styles. It provides solid information on grammatical rules and how and when to use them, friendly advice for adding variety and style to your writing, and tips, definitions, and warnings to help you along the way.
£9.58* - save 9%

cover imageWrite Right!
A Desktop Digest of Punctuation, Grammar and Style

Jan Venolia
This fourth edition has been completely updated and revised. It presents hard-to-grasp concepts in an easily understood format, with practical advice, examples and discussions on usage and style. It is concise, highly readable and remarkably thorough.
£7.32* - save 9%

cover imageThe Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Elizabeth Knowles (Editor)
This updated edition maintains an extensive coverage of literary and historical quotations, and contains completely up-to-date material. The book contains over 9000 quotations from nearly 2000 authors and includes quotations from classic literary and historical sources, as well as from today's influential literary and cultural figures.
£7.19* - save 20%

cover imageThe Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Elizabeth Knowles (Editor)
This new fifth edition offers a broad and up-to-date coverage of quotations available today with 20,000 quotations arranged by author. As well as quotations from traditional sources, and with improved coverage of world religions and classical Greek and Latin literature, this dictionary of quotations now covers areas such as proverbs and nursery rhymes. For the first time there are special sections for advertising slogans, epitaphs, film lines, and misquotations. A new thematic index helps you find the best quotes on a chosen subject, more in-depth details of the earliest traceable source, an extensive keyword index, and biographical cross-references.
£21.25* - save 15%

cover imageResearch for Writers
Ann Hoffman
A research guide for writers and journalists offering practical advice on organisation and methods of research. It includes advice on using the Internet for research and information on the British Library and Family Records Centre.
£9.59* - save 20%

cover imageThe Internet: a Writer's Guide
Jane Dorner
A practical and in-depth guide exploring how to extend the use of email, join writers' circles and reading groups, locate agents, editors, translators or publishers, find books, references, and creative writing courses, and exploit electronic publishing opportunities. Lists over 1000 websites that writers will find useful.
£8.79* - save 20%

cover imageThe Writer's Rights
Michael Legat
A comprehensive guide to the legalities and business of being a published writer. It deals with what rights an author has, and explains how to protect them. Includes discussions on moral rights, copyright, contracts, PLR, libel, political correctness, plagiarism, permissions and electronic rights.
£7.19* - save 20%

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