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How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One Paperback - 2012
by Stanley Fish
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Some appreciate fine art; others appreciate fine wines. Fish appreciates fine sentences. The "New York Times" columnist and world-class professor offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure, skills invaluable to any writer (or reader).
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Some appreciate fine art; others appreciate fine wines. Stanley Fish appreciates fine sentences. The New York Times columnist and world-class professor has long been an aficionado of language. Like a seasoned sportscaster, Fish marvels at the adeptness of finely crafted sentences and breaks them down into digestible morsels, giving readers an instant play-by-play.
In this entertaining and erudite gem, Fish offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure, skills invaluable to any writer (or reader). How to Write a Sentence is both a spirited love letter to the written word and a key to understanding how great writing works; it is a book that will stand the test of time.
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- Title How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One
- Author Stanley Fish
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 176
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Paperbacks, NY
- Publication date 2012-08-07
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780061840531 / 006184053X
- Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.3 x 0.4 in (20.32 x 13.46 x 1.02 cm)
- Reading level 1270
- Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
- Library of Congress subjects English language - Sentences, English language - Grammar
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010033166
- Dewey Decimal Code 808.042
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