Mastering the Process - From Idea to Novel by Elizabeth George
$22.99 AUD
Category: Writing
As the author of twenty-four novels, Elizabeth George is one of the most successful--and prolific--novelists today. In Mastering the Process, George offers readers a master class in the art and science of crafting a novel. This is a subject she knows well, having taught creative writing both nationally ...Show more
Che Guevara Reader: Writings on Politics and Revolution by David Deutschmann
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Category: Writing
Selected writings--speeches, essays, and letters--by one of the most widely known guerilla fighters, political theorists, and organizers, Che Guevara.Widely revered as a true revolutionary, this collection of writings from Ernesto "Che" Guevara highlight his principled politics and praxis in the fight a ...Show more
The Scandal of the Century and Other Writings by Gabriel García Marquez
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Category: Writing
I don't want to be remembered for One Hundred Years of Solitude or for the Nobel Prize but rather for my journalism," Gabriel Garcia Marquez said in the final years of his life. And while some of his journalistic writings have been made available over the years, this is the first volume to gather a repr ...Show more
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee
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Category: Writing
Shortlisted for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the EssayNamed a Best Book of 2018 by TIME, Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Wired, Esquire, Buzzfeed, Paste, Bitch, Bustle, The Chicago Review of Books and iBooksAs a novelist, Alexander Chee has been described as 'masterful' by ...Show more
A Place for Everything - The Curious History of Alphabetical Order by Judith Flanders
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Category: Writing
A Place for Everything is the first-ever history of alphabetization, from the Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia. The story of alphabetical order has been shaped by some of history's most compelling characters, such as industrious and enthusiastic early adopter Samuel Pepys and dedicated alphabet cha ...Show more
On Doubt by Leigh Sales
$14.99 AUD
Category: Writing | Series: Little Books on Big Themes
"Her classic personal essay carries a message about the value of truth, scrutiny and accountability-a much-needed, pocket-sized antidote to fake news. Donald Trump, the post-truth world and the instability of Australian politics are all examined in this fresh take on her prescient essay on the media and ...Show more
The Dark Powers of Tolkien by David Day
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Category: Writing | Series: Tolkien Ser.
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion are some of the greatest tales of good versus evil ever told. From the creation of Arda to the War of the Ring, Tolkien's Middle-earth has seen war and rebellion, devastation and loss, in which the powers of darkness emerged. Here i ...Show more
Browse by Henry Hitchings
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Category: Writing
These inquisitive, enchanting pieces are a collective celebration of bookshops - for anyone who has ever fallen under their spell.
Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation by David Crystal
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Category: Writing
It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it ... There have long been debates about 'correct' pronunciation in the English language, and Britain's most distinguished linguistic expert, David Crystal, is here to set the record straight. Sounds Appealing tells us exactly why, and how, we pronounce ...Show more
The Lighted Window: Evening Walks Remembered by Peter Davidson
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Category: Writing
Homecoming, haunting, nostalgia, desire: these are some of the themes evoked by the beguiling motif of the lighted window in literature and art. In this innovative combination of place-writing, memoir and cultural study, Peter Davidson takes us on atmospheric walks through nocturnal cities in Britain, E ...Show more
Letters to a Young Writer: Some practical and philosophical advice by Colum Mccann
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Category: Writing
From the bestselling author of the National Book Award winner Let the Great World Spin comesa lesson in how to be a writer--and so much more than that. Intriguing and inspirational, this book is a call to look outward rather than inward. McCann asks his readers to constantly push the boundaries of exp ...Show more
Rasputin and Other Ironies by Teffi
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Category: Writing
A new collection of Teffi's best autobiographical non-fiction writings Ranging from portraits of Rasputin and Lenin to observations on the Russian Revolution, and from profiles of cultural figures to moving domestic scenes, this short collection includes writings by the inimitable Teffi never before pub ...Show more