Simple & Direct

Simple & Direct
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Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015026815566
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Book Synopsis Simple & Direct by : Jacques Barzun

Download or read book Simple & Direct written by Jacques Barzun and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1985 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fter a lifetime of writing and editing prose, Jacques Barzun has set down his view of the best ways to improve one's style. His discussions of diction, syntax, tone, meaning, composition, and revision guide the reader through the technique of making the written word clear and agreeable to read. Exercises, model passages both literary and casual, and hundreds of amusing examples of usage gone wrong show how to choose the right path to self-expression in forceful and distinctive words.


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