A guide to technical, literary, academic and personal writing that also contains information about the English language, ways to develop vocabulary and the importance both reading and self-evaluation in developing writing style.

"A sweeping exploration of the shaping role of animal skins in written culture and human imagination over three millennia "Richly detailed and illustrated...An engaging exploration of book history."-Kirkus Reviews For centuries, premodern societies recorded and preserved much of their written cultures on parchment: the rendered skins of sheep, cows, goats, camels, deer, gazelles, and other creatures. These remains make up a significant portion of...

In a practical guide to creating meaningful and memorable written messages, the author explains how to write a well crafted letter to suit a variety of circumstances, ranging from condolence and congratulations to illness and fund-raising.

Join in the fun with Marko, and learn how to brainstorm ideas for an assignment; find a hook to interest readers; organize sentences and ideas effectively; avoid unclear pronouns; use transitional phrases; involve readers with effective dialogue; enrich your work with similes, onomatopoeia, alliteration, personification. Stories, essays, term papers, or standardized tests - whatever you write, Marko gives you proven strategies for getting remarkable...

"In Tell It Like It Is, bestselling author, writing coach, and teacher Roy Peter Clark offers a succinct and practical guide to writing with clarity, honesty, and conviction. By analyzing stellar writing samples from a diverse collection of public writers, Clark highlights and explains the tools journalists, scientists, economists, fact-checkers, even storytellers use to engage, inform, and hook readers, and how best to deploy them in a variety of...

Presents a guide to taking the GRE test, with five full-length practice tests, a review of the topics covered, best strategies for taking the test, and additional study aids available online.