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The Elements of Style, Third Edition
Author(s): William Strunk Jr., E.B. White
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.042
EAN: 9780205191581
Edition: 3rd
ISBN: 0205191584
Label: Allyn & Bacon
Language(s): English Original LanguageEnglish UnknownEnglish Published
List Price: $6.95
Manufacturer: Allyn & Bacon
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 85
Package Dimensions:
Height: 0.25"
Width: 4.3"
Length: 0.25"
Weight: 0.15 lbs.
Product Group: Book
Address: 1995-06-21
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Studio: Allyn & Bacon
Editorial Reviews
Product Description:
According to the St. Louis Dispatch, this "excellent book, which should go off to college with every freshman, is recognized as the best book of its kind we have." It should be the ". . . daily companion of anyone who writes for a living and, for that matter, anyone who writes at all" (Greensboro Daily New). "No book in shorter space, with fewer words, will help any writer more than this persistent little volume" (The Boston Globe).
Amazon.com Review:
A masterpiece in the art of clear and concise writing, and an exemplar of the principles it explains.
Customer Reviews Average rating - 4.5
Rating - 5 Date: 2009-01-01
Content: If everyone read this book before afflicting us with their writing, the world would be a better place.
Definitive.
Summary: Indispensable
Rating - 5 Date: 2009-01-01
Content: Put the principles laid out in this slim book to use, and you will write better than ninety-nine percent of college educated Americans. Anyone reading your writing will thank you for it.
Summary: Essential
Rating - 1 Date: 2008-12-23
Content: The book sold on this page is NOT the 4th Edition of Strunk and White's Elements of Style. Nor is the "Look Inside" link correct. This is a public domain version of what appears to be Strunk's orginal book. The typography is not as described in the text. Comparative references to text in the "right column" and "left column" refer in this book to text in upper and lower paragraphs. Don't buy this book. Instead by the fourth edition by Longman Publishers.
Summary: THE GOOD REVIEWS ARE FOR ANOTHER BOOK!!!
Rating - 4 Date: 2008-12-06
Content: I was pleased with the condition of the used book and the price. It's for a Creative Writing Workshop that I will be leading in January and I wanted to have a copy to show how cheap one could get resource materials from Amazon!! $1.92 plus shipping!! Thanks for the opportunity for good books at inexpensive prices. Veda
Summary: The Elements of Style
Rating - 2 Date: 2008-12-06
Content: Strunk and White, Elements of Style has an excellent reputation as a classic in the field of basic grammar and composition. However, I found that the tone and composition of the book lends itself to an audience of insiders,' those who are already well-versed in the basic principles. It is not of much use in teaching those who are confused or need more clarity on the subject. Furthermore, the tone of the book is rather haughty and elitist, which was a turn-off for me. As someone with a strong English background, I can use the book and learn from it. But I would not recommend it to a student of the language.
Summary: good for the insider
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