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ISBN: 0393046397

ISBN13: 9780393046397

Effective Writing: Stunning Sentences, Powerful Paragraphs, and Riveting Reports

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Book Overview

Whether it's a Web page on the Internet or a chapter in an annual budget report, readers today have less time to spend wading through text-they want the writing they read to be articulate and to the point. Effective Writing will help writers at any level of proficiency produce clear, concise writing structured around the messages they want to convey to their audience, and supported with strong, well-developed paragraphs and sentences. Written in plain language and a relaxed style, this book is easily adaptable to a wide variety of writing styles and tasks, and will be helpful at any stage of the process: conceptualization, writing, or editing.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0393046397

ISBN13:9780393046397

Release Date:August 1999

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:268 Pages

Weight:1.08 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.7" x 8.7"

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