the one book I can unreservedly recommend as a guide on how to write well. a comedy of linguistic bad manners.’ Peter Conrad, Guardian No true lover of this chaotic, unregulated, magnificently vital language could fail to thrill.’ Christopher Hart, Sunday Times It helps enormously that he is such a beautiful stylist himself.’ Paula Byrne, The Times What is the secret of good prose? Does it matter in an age of digital media? In this witty, mind-expanding book about the art and science of writing well, Steven Pinker shows that good style isn’t just about rules – it’s about empathy, coherence and adding beauty to the world. 17.00 (paperback) Steven Pinker begins a new book on writing by finding faults in old books on writing-chief among them, The Elements of Style, by William Strunk and E. The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century is a 2014 English style guide written by cognitive scientist, linguist and popular science author Steven Pinker. Title: Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century Writing and editing guides Book preview The Sense of Style The Thinking Persons Guide to Writing in the 21st Century Steven Pinker Paperback () Save 1.36 i RRP 13.85 12. The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century BY STEVEN PINKER New York: Penguin Books, 2015. Grammar The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century Audible Audiobook Unabridged Steven Pinker (Author), Arthur Morey (Narrator), Penguin Audio (Publisher) 1,527 ratings Editors' pick Best Nonfiction See all formats and editions Kindle 8.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.
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