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The Art of X-Ray Reading

How the Secrets of 25 Great Works of Literature Will Improve Your Writing

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One of America's most influential writing teachers offers writing lessons we can draw from twenty-five great texts.Where do writers learn their best moves? They use a technique that Roy Peter Clark calls X-ray reading, a form of reading that lets you penetrate beyond the surface of a text to see how meaning is actually being made.In The Art of X-Ray Reading, Clark invites you to don your X-ray ... Read more

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One of America's most influential writing teachers offers writing lessons we can draw from twenty-five great texts.Where do writers learn their best moves? They use a technique that Roy Peter Clark calls X-ray reading, a form of reading that lets you penetrate beyond the surface of a text to see how meaning is actually being made.In The Art of X-Ray Reading, Clark invites you to don your X-ray
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Tell It Like It Is

A Guide to Clear and Honest Writing

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America's favorite writing coach and bestselling author returns with an "indispensable" guide (Diana K. Sugg, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter) to writing clearly and honestly in a world full of lies, propaganda, and misinformation.The darker and more dystopian the future appears, the more influential public writers become. But with so much content vying for our attention, and so much ... Read more

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America's favorite writing coach and bestselling author returns with an "indispensable" guide (Diana K. Sugg, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter) to writing clearly and honestly in a world full of lies, propaganda, and misinformation.The darker and more dystopian the future appears, the more influential public writers become. But with so much content vying for our attention, and so much
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Murder Your Darlings

And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser

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From one of America's most influential teachers, a collection of the best writing advice distilled from fifty language books -- from Aristotle to Strunk and White.With so many excellent writing guides lining bookstore shelves, it can be hard to know where to look for the best advice. Should you go with Natalie Goldberg or Anne Lamott? Maybe William Zinsser or Stephen King would be more appropriate ... Read more

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From one of America's most influential teachers, a collection of the best writing advice distilled from fifty language books -- from Aristotle to Strunk and White.With so many excellent writing guides lining bookstore shelves, it can be hard to know where to look for the best advice. Should you go with Natalie Goldberg or Anne Lamott? Maybe William Zinsser or Stephen King would be more appropriate
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Writing Tools for the College Admissions Essay

Write Your Way into the School of Your Dreams

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The essential guide to crafting the winning college admissions essay that only you could write, from America’s favorite writing coach.Most high school students never have received any instruction in how to write a personal essay. Yet at a time when getting admitted to their dream college is more competitive than ever, the admissions essay may turn out to be the single most important thing they ... Read more

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The essential guide to crafting the winning college admissions essay that only you could write, from America’s favorite writing coach.Most high school students never have received any instruction in how to write a personal essay. Yet at a time when getting admitted to their dream college is more competitive than ever, the admissions essay may turn out to be the single most important thing they
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How to Write Short

Word Craft for Fast Times

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America's most influential writing teacher offers an engaging and practical guide to effective short-form writing." How to Write Short is a deeply practical guidebook and an annotated collection of concise gems from some of the world's greatest writers and journalists, not one of them longer than 300 words. Roy's message is clear: great writing is a matter of craft, not word count. How to Wri... ... Read more

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America's most influential writing teacher offers an engaging and practical guide to effective short-form writing." How to Write Short is a deeply practical guidebook and an annotated collection of concise gems from some of the world's greatest writers and journalists, not one of them longer than 300 words. Roy's message is clear: great writing is a matter of craft, not word count. How to Wri...
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The Glamour of Grammar

A Guide to the Magic and Mystery of Practical English

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"Very much a manual for the 21st century . . . a welcome addition to the bookshelf of anyone who cares about language-and is willing to argue about it." — New York Times Book ReviewEarly in the history of English, the words "grammar" and "glamour" meant the same thing: the power to charm. Roy Peter Clark, author of Writing Tools, aims to put the glamour back in grammar with this fun, engaging ... Read more

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"Very much a manual for the 21st century . . . a welcome addition to the bookshelf of anyone who cares about language-and is willing to argue about it." — New York Times Book ReviewEarly in the history of English, the words "grammar" and "glamour" meant the same thing: the power to charm. Roy Peter Clark, author of Writing Tools, aims to put the glamour back in grammar with this fun, engaging
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Help! For Writers

210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces

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The craft of writing offers countless potential problems: The story is too long; the story's too short; revising presents a huge hurdle; writer's block is rearing its ugly head.In Help! For Writers, Roy Peter Clark presents an "owner's manual" for writers, outlining the seven steps of the writing process, and addressing the 21 most urgent problems that writers face. In his trademark engaging and ... Read more

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The craft of writing offers countless potential problems: The story is too long; the story's too short; revising presents a huge hurdle; writer's block is rearing its ugly head.In Help! For Writers, Roy Peter Clark presents an "owner's manual" for writers, outlining the seven steps of the writing process, and addressing the 21 most urgent problems that writers face. In his trademark engaging and
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Writing Tools

55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer

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A special 10th anniversary edition of Roy Peter Clark's bestselling guide to writing, featuring five bonus tools.Ten years ago, Roy Peter Clark, America's most influential writing teacher, whittled down almost thirty years of experience in journalism, writing, and teaching into a series of fifty short essays on different aspects of writing. In the past decade, Writing Tools has become a classic ... Read more

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A special 10th anniversary edition of Roy Peter Clark's bestselling guide to writing, featuring five bonus tools.Ten years ago, Roy Peter Clark, America's most influential writing teacher, whittled down almost thirty years of experience in journalism, writing, and teaching into a series of fifty short essays on different aspects of writing. In the past decade, Writing Tools has become a classic
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Roy Clarke Classic BBC Radio Thrillers

The Events at Black Tor & The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb

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Narrated by Peter Coke, Juliet Cooke, Bob Grant, Heather Stoney, Full Cast, Ben Kingsley, Robert Powell ...

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Two vintage thrillers, written by award-winning writer Roy Clarke and directed by Alan AyckbournAcclaimed radio and TV dramatist Roy Clarke is well known for his hit sitcoms Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours and Keeping Up Appearances. But before he came to fame, he penned two hugely entertaining six-part thriller serials - both directed by a struggling radio producer who would become one of ... Read more

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Two vintage thrillers, written by award-winning writer Roy Clarke and directed by Alan AyckbournAcclaimed radio and TV dramatist Roy Clarke is well known for his hit sitcoms Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours and Keeping Up Appearances. But before he came to fame, he penned two hugely entertaining six-part thriller serials - both directed by a struggling radio producer who would become one of
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Last of the Summer Wine

12 Selected Classic TV Soundtracks

by Roy Clarke ...

Narrated by Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde, Frank Thornton, Full Cast ...

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6 hours

Twelve classic TV episodes featuring Yorkshire’s irrepressible adventurer-pensioners, with linking narration by Peter SallisInitially conceived as a one-off for TV’s ‘Comedy Playhouse’, Last of the Summer Wine ran for an amazing 37 years on BBC One between 1973 and 2010, attracting nearly 20 million viewers, winning award after award and making the town of Holmfirth famous worldwide. A mixture of ... Read more

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Twelve classic TV episodes featuring Yorkshire’s irrepressible adventurer-pensioners, with linking narration by Peter SallisInitially conceived as a one-off for TV’s ‘Comedy Playhouse’, Last of the Summer Wine ran for an amazing 37 years on BBC One between 1973 and 2010, attracting nearly 20 million viewers, winning award after award and making the town of Holmfirth famous worldwide. A mixture of
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Walking the Julian Alps of Slovenia

Mountain walks and short treks

by Justi Carey, Roy Clark, Roberto Lombardo ...

Experience the enchanting Julian Alps of Slovenia, where limestone peaks tower above emerald valleys, sparkling alpine lakes, and wildflower meadows. Highlights include classic valley walks, dramatic high-mountain routes, and rewarding ascents to iconic summits such as Triglav, Jalovec, and Mangart, as well as tranquil trails around Lake Bled and Lake Bohinj.Ideal for walkers of all abilities, ... Read more

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Experience the enchanting Julian Alps of Slovenia, where limestone peaks tower above emerald valleys, sparkling alpine lakes, and wildflower meadows. Highlights include classic valley walks, dramatic high-mountain routes, and rewarding ascents to iconic summits such as Triglav, Jalovec, and Mangart, as well as tranquil trails around Lake Bled and Lake Bohinj.Ideal for walkers of all abilities,
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Last Of The Summer Wine Volume 1

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Narrated by Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde, Full Cast ...

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Compo, Foggy and Clegg wreak havoc in four vintage episodes from the world's longest-running comedy series. Only a man with a ferret down his trousers could love Nora Batty. So lock up your ferrets (and Nora Batty!), here come Yorkshire's hilarious adventurers - three pensioners in four classic capers from the BBC television series which kept the nation laughing for more than twenty-five years. ... Read more

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Compo, Foggy and Clegg wreak havoc in four vintage episodes from the world's longest-running comedy series. Only a man with a ferret down his trousers could love Nora Batty. So lock up your ferrets (and Nora Batty!), here come Yorkshire's hilarious adventurers - three pensioners in four classic capers from the BBC television series which kept the nation laughing for more than twenty-five years.
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