{"product_id":"the-lively-art-of-writing-isbn-9780451627124","title":"The Lively Art of Writing","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn essential refernce for writers—both new and experienced—that will help improve your writing skills and style and help you say \u003ci\u003eexactly\u003c\/i\u003e what you want to say.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStudents, teachers, businessmen, aspiring authors, and complaining consumers all have one thing in common—the need to express successfully ideas, opinions, arguments, problems, explanations, or instructions through the medium of the written word. And \u003ci\u003eThe Lively Art of Writing\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect guide to the mastery of this essential skill. It will answer all of your questions, provide you with the best techniques, and offer important information about:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • Choosing a subject\u003cbr\u003e• Working with words\u003cbr\u003e• The sound of sentences\u003cbr\u003e• The power of paragraphs\u003cbr\u003e• Essentials of style\u003cbr\u003e• Essays, theses, and term papers\u003cbr\u003e• And much, much more...\u003ci\u003eA Note to the Student\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 What Is an Essay?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSubjects for Essays\u003cbr\u003eWhat Is an Opinion, and How Do You Reach It?\u003cbr\u003eWhat Makes an Opinion Interesting?\u003cbr\u003eExamining the Opposition\u003cbr\u003eBelieve What You Say\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 From Opinion to Thesis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Closing In\" on Your Thesis\u003cbr\u003eThe Five-Step Process\u003cbr\u003eA Subject Close to Home\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 The Full and Final Thesis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElements of a Full Thesis\u003cbr\u003eThe Psychology of Argument\u003cbr\u003eStrongest Argument Last\u003cbr\u003eForm of the Full Thesis\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Structure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Bombs, Please\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Big Middle Section\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRefer to Your Full Thesis\u003cbr\u003eYour Strongest Argument\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBack to Beginnings\u003cbr\u003eUnderstand the Structure\u003cbr\u003eTying in the Middle Section\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 First Steps toward Style\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe First Commandment\u003cbr\u003eThe Second Commandment\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 The Size and Shape of Middle Paragraphs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne Point, One Paragraph\u003cbr\u003eLength of Paragraphs\u003cbr\u003eBasic Paragraph Structure\u003cbr\u003eDeveloping a Paragraph\u003cbr\u003ePicture-Frame Paragraphs\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Connections between Paragraphs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStandard Devices\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Note on 'however\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParagraph Hooks\u003cbr\u003eThe Combinations\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 The Passive Voice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat It Is, and How to Beat It\u003cbr\u003eAdrift in Nobody-Land\u003cbr\u003eMaking the Subject Perform\u003cbr\u003eWhy Passive Voice at All?\u003cbr\u003eA Plan for Self-Protection\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 The Sound of Sentences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rhythm of Speech\u003cbr\u003eGetting Inside the Sentence\u003cbr\u003eThe Basic Statement\u003cbr\u003eThe Strung-Along Sentence\u003cbr\u003eThe Periodic Sentence\u003cbr\u003eThe Combinations\u003cbr\u003eSelecting the Details\u003cbr\u003eExpanding the Subject\u003cbr\u003eExpanding the Verb\u003cbr\u003eExpanding the Rest of the Sentence\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Parallel Structure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLook for the Common Denominator\u003cbr\u003eThe Smaller Parallels\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 A Way with Words\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynonyms and Antonyms\u003cbr\u003eBig Words and Small\u003cbr\u003eThe Solemn Vapors\u003cbr\u003eMetaphor and Simile\u003cbr\u003eAllusion\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Odds and Ends and Means\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Terrible Three\u003cbr\u003eThe Troublesome Twenty-Seven\u003cbr\u003ePunctuation\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 More Freedom and a Few Flourishes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAssignment 1: First Person at Last\u003cbr\u003eAssignment 2: How to Write Badly by Trying Very, Very Hard\u003cbr\u003eAssignments 3 and 4: Irony\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fully Ironic Essay\u003cbr\u003eThe Ironic Touch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Writing the Term Paper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Trial Thesis\u003cbr\u003eProcedure for Research\u003cbr\u003eThe Final\u003cbr\u003eYour Paper Is in the Cards\u003cbr\u003eWriting the First Draft\u003cbr\u003eThe Final 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