On Writing by Charles Bukowski
$32.99 AUD
Category: On Writing
'If a man truly desires to write, then he will. Rejection and ridicule will only strengthen him ...There is no losing in writing, it will make your toes laugh as you sleep, it will make you stride like a tiger, it will fire the eye and put you face to face with death. You will die a fighter, you will be ...Show more
Simply English: An A-Z of Avoidable Errors by Simon Heffer
$22.99 AUD
Category: On Writing
In his best-selling Strictly English Simon Heffer explained how to write and speak our language well. In Simply English he offers an entertaining and supremely useful A-Z guide to frequent errors, common misunderstandings and stylistic howlers. What is the difference between amend and emend, between imp ...Show more
Teeline for Journalists by Dawn Johnston
$79.95 AUD
Category: On Writing
Aimed at journalism students, this work concentrates on the key terms and phrases they will encounter in their careers.
The Elements of Style, Illustrated by William Strunk, Jr. (Author) , E. B. White (Author) , Maira Kalman (Illustrated by)
$35.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
The only style manual ever to appear on bestseller lists has explained to millions of readers the basic principles of plain English. The book's mantra - make every word tell - is still on point. Whether seventeen or seventy, this much-loved classic, now in its fourth edition, will forever be the go-to g ...Show more
The Pleasure of Reading: 43 Writers on the Discovery of Reading and the Books That Inspired Them by Antonia Fraser
$20.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
In this delightful collection forty acclaimed writers explain what first made them interested in literature, what inspired them to read and what makes them continue to do so. First published in 1992 in hardback only, original contributors include Margaret Atwood, J. G. Ballard, Melvyn Bragg, A. S. Byatt ...Show more
The Nearest Thing to Life by James Wood
$35.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
In this remarkable blend of memoir and criticism, James Wood has written a master class on the connections between fiction and life. He argues that, of all the arts, fiction has a unique ability to describe the shape of our lives, and to rescue the texture of those lives from death and historical oblivi ...Show more
Copyfight: Firing Up Conversation About Copyright by Phillipa McGuinness
$29.99 AUD
Category: On Writing
Writers, musicians, filmmakers, gamers, lawyers and academics talk about why copyright matters to them - or doesn't. We expect to be able to log on and read, watch or listen to anything, anywhere, anytime. Then copy it, share it, quote it, sample it, remix it. Does this leave writers, designers, filmmak ...Show more
Story of Australian English by Kel Richards
$29.99 AUD
Category: On Writing
The English language arrived in Australia with the first motley bunch of European settlers on 26 January 1788. Today there is clearly a distinctive Australian regional dialect with its own place among the global family of 'Englishes'. How did this come about? Where did the distinctive pattern, accent, a ...Show more
Body Parts : Essays on Life-Writing by Hermione Lee
$35.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
As readers, we seem to be increasingly fascinated by studies of individual lives. In this timely, unusual and exhilarating collection Hermione Lee is concerned in different ways with approaches to 'life-writing': the relation of biography to fiction and history; the exploration of writers' lives in conn ...Show more
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
$50.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
For more than 15 years, Robert McKee's students have been taking Hollywood's top honors. His "Story Seminar" is the world's ultimate seminar for screenwriters, filmmakers, and novelists. Now, Robert McKee's Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting reveals the award-winning ...Show more
Classical Literature by Richard Jenkyns
$14.99 AUD
Category: On Writing | Series: Pelican Books
What makes Greek and Roman literature great? How has classical literature influenced Western culture? What did Greek and Roman authors learn from each other? Richard Jenkyns is emeritus Professor of the Classical Tradition and the Public Orator at the University of Oxford. His books include Virgil's Exp ...Show more
The Invention of News: How the World Came to Know About Itself by Andrew Pettegree
$39.95 AUD
Category: On Writing
Long before the invention of printing, let alone the availability of a daily newspaper, people desired to be informed. In the pre-industrial era news was gathered and shared through conversation and gossip, civic ceremony, celebration, sermons, and proclamations. The age of print brought pamphlets, edic ...Show more