Amazon has The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing, by Michael Harvey, marked down to 99 cents. They announced this on twitter as a one-day promotion, but didn't post it until nearly 8PM eastern; I'd expect the price to stick until at least 3AM here (and maybe most of tomorrow, but I would not count on it).Book Description
Engagingly written and illustrated with scores of telling examples, this plainspoken how-to book for college writers identifies those qualities that most typically distinguish good writing from bad and provides practical measures for avoiding pitfalls.Included are do's and don'ts for achieving concision, clarity, and flow, as well as pointers on using punctuation, writing gracefully, citing sources, and structuring persuasive writing.Championing "the plain style" with a keen appreciation for the uses to which language can be put-including abuses to which it is prone-The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing is a guide that never fails to remind readers why good writing matters so much in the first place, in college and beyond.
