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The Penguin Writer's Manual (Penguin Reference Books)

By: Martin H. Manser Stephen Curtis
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 0140514899
ISBN-13: 9780140514896
Released: 28 Mar 2002
RRP: £8.99
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A book to turn everyone into a writer - By: SARAH MCCARTNEY, 20 Apr 2007
I write for a living & I also train others to improve their writing & this lovely little book as been a godsend. I encourage everyone I ever teach to buy it (or get the boss to buy it for them).

It's written so well that you can relax with it over a cup of tea or read it on the train home after a tiring day's work & it won't send you to sleep! It is practical, approachable & has everything it says that good writing should: clarity, simplicity, economy, variety, vigour & suitability.

Mind you, I would have callled it the Penuin Writers' Guide. I wonder if they agonised over that. Maybe they want us alll to have one each, not to share.
Highly recommended - By: J. Clifford, 18 Nov 2004
This book is extremely useful. It will help anyone at any level, from a regular or professional writer to someone trying to create a CV or letter.

Everything is explained in simple layman's terms, & is supported by useful everyday examples. The best thing is that it's not at alll patronising, it's just very matter of fact.

I would strongly recommend this book, & would also recommend "The Penguin Guide to Punctuation" by Robert L. Trask in the same series.

First-time the Title says what it means - By: N. Visram, 24 May 2004
I purchased "The Penguin Writer's Manual (Penguin Reference Books)". Although it says reference - it actuallly is teaching you how to group words into paragraphs. Over-alll how to construct paragraphs into an essay.

Not only that, it starts from basics to advance writing essays or novels.

I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn from scratch or use it as a reference book.

The great thing about this book is that it is so easy to understand. The author has taken great deal of pains taking to explain how the paragraph's can be constructed in a lay man's term.

It is definitely better book!