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Books in the Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing (CHUP) series

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  • by Jane E. Miller
    £23.99

    Earning praise from scientists, journalists, faculty, and students, this book helps writers to communicate data clearly. It draws on a decade of additional experience and research, expanding author's advice on reaching everyday audiences and further integrating non-print formats.

  • - The Complete Guide to Clear, Powerful Writing
    by Jack Hart
    £17.49

    "Originally published in 2006 as A Writer's Coach, the book has been updated to address the needs of contemporary writers well beyond print journalists. It retains the structure of the original, beginning by breaking down the writing process into a series of manageable stages-from idea to polishing-each of which is crucial to the next. While emphasizing the importance of the early stages, including information gathering and organizing, Hart also delves deeply into the elusive characteristics achieved through polishing, such as force, clarity, rhythm, color, and voice. Each chapter is filled with real examples, both good and bad, of these attributes. The book concludes with updated advice and resources for mastering the craft of writing. With these revisions, Wordcraft now functions as a set with the new edition of Hart's book Storycraft, on the art of storytelling, as the author always intended"--

  • - Crafting an Unforgettable College Admissions Essay
    by Rachel Toor
    £11.99 - 41.99

  • - Advice for Academics
    by Joli Jensen
    £13.99 - 74.49

  • - A Guide for Social Scientists
    by Arlene Stein & Jessie Daniels
    £49.99

  • - A Practical Guide to Research Methods
    by Christopher Howard
    £74.49

  • - A Field Guide for Writers
    by Philip Gerard
    £16.49 - 39.49

  • - A Writer's Guide to Going Deep
    by Ted Conover
    £13.49 - 39.49

  • by Brooke Borel
    £45.49

  • by Wayne C. Booth, Joseph M. Williams, Gregory G. Colomb, et al.
    £18.49

  • - Writing Ethnographies That Everyone Can Read
    by Kristen Ghodsee
    £15.99 - 74.49

  • - Advice from the Chicago Style Q&A
    by The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
    £13.99

    For more than fifteen years, the manuscript editing department of the Press has overseen online publication of the monthly "Chicago Manual of Style" Q&A, choosing interesting questions from a steady stream of publishing-related queries from "Manual" users and providing thoughtful and/or humorous answers in a smart, direct, and occasionally cheeky voice. More than 28,000 followers have signed up to receive e-mail notification when new Q& A content is posted monthly, and the site receives well over half a million visitors annually. "But Can I Start a Sentence with But ? "culls from the extensive Q&A archive a small collection of the most helpful and humorous of the postings and provides a brief foreword and chapter introductions. The material is organized into seven chapters that cover matters of editorial style, capitalization, punctuation, grammar and usage, citation and quotation, formatting and other non-language issues, and a final chapter of miscellaneous items. Together they offer an informative and amusing read for editors, other publishing professionals, and language lovers of all stripes."

  • - Advice from Chicago (or, How to Negotiate Good Relationships with Your Writers, Your Colleagues, and Yourself)
    by Carol Fisher Saller
    £11.99 - 37.49

  • by Bryan A. Garner
    £35.99

    "The definitive guide for writers who want their prose to be both memorable and correct"--

  • - A Technical Guide for the Dramatic Writer
    by Will Dunne
    £13.49 - 74.49

  • by W. Matthew Shipman
    £23.99 - 74.49

  • - How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It
    by Howard S. Becker
    £13.99

    This guide to research methods covers four areas of social science: the creation of "imagery" to guide research; methods of "sampling" to generate maximum variety in the data; the development of "concepts" to organize findings; and "logical" methods of exploring the implications of the findings.

  • - A Manual for Research and Writing with Library and Internet Materials
    by Andrew Abbott
    £19.49 - 74.49

    Tells what every senior researcher knows: that research is not a mechanical, linear process, but a thoughtful and adventurous journey through a nonlinear world. The author breaks library research into seven basic and simultaneous tasks: design, search, scanning/browsing, reading, analyzing, filing, and writing.

  • by Jane E. Miller
    £39.99

    Suitable for those who needs to communicate complex research results, this title includes four new chapters that cover writing about interactions, writing about event history analysis, writing about multilevel models, and the "Goldilocks principle" for choosing the right size contrast for interpreting results for different variables.

  • - A Text with Exercises
    by Bryan A. Garner
    £18.49

    Encourages legal writers to challenge conventions and offers valuable insights into the writing process that will appeal to other professionals: how to organize ideas, create and refine prose, and improve editing skills. This title includes case examples from past decade and addresses the widespread use of legal documents in electronic formats.

  • by Anne E. Greene
    £13.99

    Bad writing is bad for science. The problem is so significant that clear writing has become a legal requirement for federal agencies, thanks to the Plain Writing Act of 2010, which requires that writing be accessible, consistent, written in plain language, and easy to understand. This book shows how to produce such clear, concise scientific prose.

  • - A Toolkit for Students and Postdocs
    by Victor A. Bloomfield & Esam E. El-Fakahany
    £19.49 - 55.49

    Embarking upon research as a graduate student or postdoc can be exciting and enriching - the start of a rewarding career. But the world of scientific research is also a competitive one, with grants and good jobs increasingly hard to find. This guide intends to help scientists not just cope with but excel at this critical phase in their careers.

  • - Blunt Talk about Art as Intellectual Property
    by Susan M. Bielstein
    £11.99

    How can you determine whether an artwork is copyrighted? How do you procure a high-quality reproduction of an image? Is it ever legitimate to use the work of an artist without permission? Exploring intellectual property law as it pertains to visual imagery, this title discusses the uncertainties that plague writers who work with images.

  • by Frances W. Zweifel
    £22.99

  • - A Handbook for Freelancers, Authors, and Publishers
    by Scott Norton
    £24.99

    Editing is a tricky business. It requires analytical flair and creative panache, the patience of a saint and the vision of a writer. This book provides an approach to developmental editing. It deals with the core tasks of shaping the proposal, finding the hook, building the narrative or argument, executing the plan, and establishing a style.

  • by Joseph E. Harmon
    £23.99

    The ability to communicate in print and person is essential to the life of a successful scientist. This title teaches science students and scientists how to improve the clarity, cogency, and communicative power of their words and images. It analyzes the examples of how the best scientists communicate.

  • - On Writing Ethnography, Second Edition
    by John Van Maanen
    £16.49

    A reference and guide for students, scholars, and practitioners of ethnography and beyond. It discusses about the deskwork of fieldwork and the various ways culture is put forth in print.

  • by Robert M. Emerson
    £18.99

    Presents a series of guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice for creating useful fieldnotes in a variety of settings. This title discusses different organizational and descriptive strategies and shows how transforming direct observations into descriptions results not simply from good memory but from learning to envision scenes as written.

  • by Howard Saul Becker
    £15.99 - 41.99

    Explores the unconventional ways we communicate what we know about society to others. This book explores the many ways knowledge about society can be shared and interpreted through different forms of telling such as fiction, films, photographs, maps, mathematical models - many of which remain outside the boundaries of conventional social science.

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