A Walk Between Heaven and Earth: A Personal Journal on Writing and the Creative Process
New York: Bell Tower, 1994. First Edition. Paperback. More
Writing
One Writer's Beginnings
New York: Warner Books, Inc., 1985. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Eudora Welty was born in 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi. In a "continuous thread of revelation" she sketches her autobiography and tells us how her family and her surroundings contributed to the shaping not only of her personality but of her writing. More
How to Read and Why
New York: Scribner, 2000. First Edition, Third Printing. Hardcover. Information is endlessly available to us; where shall wisdom be found?" is the crucial question with which renowned literary critic Harold Bloom begins this impassioned book on the pleasures and benefits of reading well. For more than forty years, Bloom has... More
13 Ways of Looking at the Novel
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 2005. First Edition (stated). Hardcover. Smiley explores–as no novelist has before her–the unparalleled intimacy of reading, why a novel succeeds (or doesn’t), and how the novel has changed over time. She describes a novelist as “right on the cusp between someone who knows everything..... More
Fiction Writer's Workshop: The Key Elements of a Writing Workshop
Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 2008. Second Edition. Paperback. More
A Manual for Writers
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1996. Sixth Edition. Paperback. More
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2007. Seventh Edition. Paperback. Dewey. Bellow. Strauss. Friedman. The University of Chicago has been the home of some of the most important thinkers of the modern age. But perhaps no name has been spoken with more respect than Turabian. The dissertation secretary at Chicago... More
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1996. Sixth Edition. Paperback. More
Books: A Memoir
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. In an intimate and intriguing memoir, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lonesome Dove recounts his lifelong love affair with books, from his largely "bookless" boyhood and discovery of literature as a young man, to the evolution of his writing career and... More
The Complete Guide to Editing Your Fiction
Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 2000. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Using an easy-to-reference format, experienced editor Seidman shows how to use "macro editing", style editing and market editing to create polished, publishable work. More
Every Book Its Reader: The Power of the Printed Word to Stir the World
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2005. First Edition (stated). Hardcover. Inspired by a landmark exhibition mounted by the British Museum in 1963 to celebrate five eventful centuries of the printed word, Nicholas A. Basbanes offers a lively consideration of writings that have "made things happen" in the world, works that... More
The Confucian's Progress: Autobiographical Writings in Traditional China
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1990. First Edition (presumed), Second Printing. Softcover. Challenging the widely-held belief that autobiography is a unique product of the West, Pei-yi Wu demonstrates that writing about the self did thrive in one non-Western civilization. The pages of this first full-length treatment of Chinese autobiography teem... More
Green Shadows, White Whale
New York: Perennial, 2002. Eric Fuentecilla (cover design), Edward Sorel (front cover illustration). First Printing. Paperback. In 1953, the brilliant but terrifying titan of cinema John Huston summons the young writer Ray Bradbury to Ireland. The apprehensive scribe's quest is to capture on paper the fiercest of all literary beasts... More
The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Boasting almost one hundred pieces, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a breathtaking celebration of the finest writing by scientists--the best such collection in print--packed with scintillating essays on everything from "The Discovery of Lucy" to "The Terror and Vastness... More
The Bride of Anguished English: A Bonus of Bloopers, Blunders, Botches, and Boo-Boos
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. Jiom McLean. First Edition. Hardcover. More
The Complete Plain Words
Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1979. David Pelham (cover design). Revised Second Edition. Reprint. Paperback. A Pelican Book. Revised by Sir Bruce Fraser. When Sir Ernest Gowers first wrote Plain Words, it was intended simply as a guide to the proper use of English for the Civil... More
How to Write a Sentence and How to Read One
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. In this entertaining and erudite New York Times bestseller, beloved professor Stanley Fish offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure. Drawing on a wide range of great writers, from Philip Roth to Antonin Scalia to Jane Austen, How to Write a.... More
Meyer
Hoboken, New Jersey: Melville House Publishing, 2007. Carol Haynes (cover design). First Melville House Printing. Paperback. The twenty-sixth book of fiction by the award-winning Baltimore writer sets up a situation that the protagonist-Meyer, a prolific fiction writer from Baltimore-finds preposterous: writer's block. After numerous books, Meyer has never experienced writer's... More
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
New York: Scribner, 2000. 20th Printing. Trade paperback. There is a reason why Stephen King is one of the bestselling writers in the world, ever. Described in the Guardian as 'the most remarkable storyteller in modern American literature', Stephen King writes books that draw you in and are impossible to... More
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
New York: Pocket Books, Inc, 2000. First Paperback Edition. Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King’s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work. More
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
London: Allen Lane, 2014. First Edition. Paperback. What is the secret of good prose? Does writing well even matter in an age of instant communication? Should we care? In this funny, thoughtful book about the modern art of writing, Steven Pinker shows us why we all need a sense of... More
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human nature
New York: Viking, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books - including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Blank Slate - have catapulted him into... More
Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons From Writing a Life
New York: Del Rey / Ballantine Publishing Group, 2003. First Edition (Stated). Hardcover. In Sometimes the Magic Works, New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks shares his secrets for creating unusual, memorable fiction. Spanning topics from the importance of daydreaming to the necessity of writing an outline, from the fine... More
Literary Theory: An Introduction
Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 1991. Eleventh Printing. Softcover. This classic work covers all of the major movements in literary studies in this century. Noted for its clear, engaging style and unpretentious treatment, Literary Theory has become the introduction of choice for anyone interested in learning about the world... More
The Craft of Research
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2008. Third Edition. Paperback. (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) With more than 400,000 copies now in print, The Craft of Research is the unrivaled resource for researchers at every level, from first-year undergraduates to research reporters at corporations and government offices. More
