Ideas, Words, and Things
Author | : Harjeet Singh Gill |
Publisher | : Orient Blackswan |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780863112041 |
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Author | : Harjeet Singh Gill |
Publisher | : Orient Blackswan |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780863112041 |
Author | : Elise Hancock |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 2004-12-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0801881323 |
"I am so proud to be Elise's student. Read this book and I suspect you will be too."—from the foreword by Robert Kanigel, author of The Man Who Knew Infinity From the latest breakthroughs in medical research and information technologies to new discoveries about the diversity of life on earth, science is becoming both more specialized and more relevant. Consequently, the need for writers who can clarify these breakthroughs and discoveries for the general public has become acute. In Ideas into Words, Elise Hancock, a professional writer and editor with thirty years of experience, provides both novice and seasoned science writers with the practical advice and canny insights they need to take their craft to the next level. Rich with real-life examples and anecdotes, this book covers the essentials of science writing: finding story ideas, learning the science, opening and shaping a piece, polishing drafts, overcoming blocks, and conducting interviews with scientists and other experts who may not be accustomed to making their ideas understandable to lay readers. Hancock's wisdom will prove useful to anyone pursuing nonfiction writing as a career. She devotes an entire chapter to habits and attitudes that writers should cultivate, another to structure, and a third to the art of revision. Some of her advice is surprising (she cautions against slavish use of transitions, for example); all of it is hard-earned, astute, and wittily conveyed. This concise guide is essential reading for every writer attempting to explain the world of science to the rest of us.
Author | : Christopher Gauker |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2011-06-30 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0199599467 |
For centuries philosophers have attempted to derive concepts from perceptual representations but have failed to explain how the mind generates the building blocks of thought. Gauker addresses this problem in a new account of imagistic cognition. He shows that much of cognition occurs by means of mental imagery, without the help of concepts.
Author | : Adam J. Kurtz |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2017-10-03 |
Genre | : Self-Help |
ISBN | : 0525504540 |
Insights and inspiration for anyone who makes art (or anything else) The Ultimate BuzzFeed Books Gift Guide - Official Selection From the creative mind and heart of designer Adam J. Kurtz comes this upbeat rallying cry for creators of all stripes. Expanding on a series of popular essays, this handwritten and heartfelt book shares wisdom and empathy from one working artist to others. Perforated tear-and-share pages make it easy to display the most crucial reminders or to pass a bit of advice on to someone who needs it. As wry and cheeky as it is empathic and empowering, this deceptively simple, vibrantly full-color book will be a touchstone for writers, artists, entrepreneurs, and anyone else who wants to be more creative--even when it would be easier to give up and act normal.
Author | : William J. Dominik |
Publisher | : Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2002-01-01 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0865164851 |
Unlike most etymology textbooks, this one presents the words studied in the context of the ideas in which the words functioned. Instead of studying endless lists of word roots, suffixes, and prefixes in isolation, the words are enlivened by their social, literary, and cultural media. Features: Chapters on Mythology, Medicine, Politics and Law, Commerce and Economics, Philosophy and Psychology, History Introduction to word building Exercises throughout Illustrations of ancient artifacts Clever cartoons on word origins Glossary of English words and phrases.
Author | : Michel Foucault |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2005-08-18 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1134499132 |
When one defines "order" as a sorting of priorities, it becomes beautifully clear as to what Foucault is doing here. With virtuoso showmanship, he weaves an intensely complex history of thought. He dips into literature, art, economics and even biology in The Order of Things, possibly one of the most significant, yet most overlooked, works of the twentieth century. Eclipsed by his later work on power and discourse, nonetheless it was The Order of Things that established Foucault's reputation as an intellectual giant. Pirouetting around the outer edge of language, Foucault unsettles the surface of literary writing. In describing the limitations of our usual taxonomies, he opens the door onto a whole new system of thought, one ripe with what he calls "exotic charm". Intellectual pyrotechnics from the master of critical thinking, this book is crucial reading for those who wish to gain insight into that odd beast called Postmodernism, and a must for any fan of Foucault.
Author | : Robert Fulghum |
Publisher | : HarperCollins Publishers |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780060175603 |
"Fulghum ... shares with readers the words and wisdom of others that have guided and inspired him throughout his life and on which he drew when writing his international bestsellers."--Jacket.
Author | : Jonah Berger |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2016-05-03 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1451686587 |
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Author | : Richard Bayan |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Education |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2003-07-17 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780071418539 |
A companion to the bestselling Words that Sell, the next definitive advertising word-and phase book More Words That Sell is packed with 3,500high-powered, idea-generating words, phrases, and slogans, arranged by category and purpose (example categories include Power Words, Sounds, Technology, Youth Market, and dozens more). Containing checklists and other helpful features like its bestselling predecessor Words That Sell--but with literally no overlapping words--it will be valuable for devotees of that classic book and new fans. More Words That Sell includes: Power words for heightening impact Positive personal qualities for selling oneself Cliche's to avoid Color names beyond just red, white, blue, yellow, etc. Words that reflect current trends in popular culture With all words reflecting current use in advertising and media, and sections covering internet marketing and advertising, More Words That Sell will be a must-have word and-phrase reference for writers of all types.
Author | : Ernest Gellner |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780415345484 |
First published in 1959, this classic challenge to the prevailing philosophical orthodoxy of the day, remains the most devastating attack on a conventional wisdom in philosophy to this day.