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The Mother Tongue Summary
The Mother Tongue
English and How It Got That Way
by Bill Bryson 1990 270 pages
3.91
44k+ ratings
History
Language
Linguistics
Ursula K. Le Guin Summary
Ursula K. Le Guin
Conversations on Writing
by Ursula K. Le Guin 2018 138 pages
4.28
2k+ ratings
Writing
Essays
Books About Books
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III Summary
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III
The Simple, Fast, & Easy Editing Formula That Forces Buyers To Read Every Word Of Your Ads
by Bond Halbert 2016 108 pages
4.34
149 ratings
Business
Psychology
Writing
The Lonely Voice Summary
The Lonely Voice
A Study of the Short Story
by Frank O'Connor 1961 224 pages
3.89
246 ratings
Writing
Short Stories
Literary Criticism
The Content Fuel Framework Summary
The Content Fuel Framework
by Melanie Deziel 2020 206 pages
4.12
205 ratings
Business
Writing
Journalism
Six Steps to Songwriting Success Summary
Six Steps to Songwriting Success
The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs
by Jason Blume 1999 304 pages
3.92
192 ratings
Music
Writing
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t Summary
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
Why That Is And What You Can Do About It
by Steven Pressfield 2016 191 pages
4.18
2k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
Fundamentals of English Grammar Summary
Fundamentals of English Grammar
by Betty Schrampfer Azar 1985 398 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Language
Education
Reference
Make Good Art Summary
Make Good Art
by Neil Gaiman 2013 80 pages
4.28
9k+ ratings
Art
Writing
Essays
How to Write Short Summary
How to Write Short
Word Craft for Fast Times
by Roy Peter Clark 2013 272 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Communication
The Emotion Thesaurus Summary
The Emotion Thesaurus
A Writer's Guide To Character Expression
by Angela Ackerman 2012 164 pages
4.53
6k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Research
Pixar Storytelling Summary
Pixar Storytelling
Rules for Effective Storytelling Based on Pixar’s Greatest Films
by Dean Movshovitz 2017
3.95
500+ ratings
Writing
Art
Business
The Hero With a Thousand Faces Summary
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell 1949 416 pages
4.12
45k+ ratings
Mythology
Philosophy
Psychology
NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide Summary
NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide
Create, Launch, and Grow a Podcast on Any Budget
by Glen Weldon 2021 298 pages
4.28
213 ratings
Writing
Business
Social Media
Expressive Writing Summary
Expressive Writing
Words That Heal
by James W. Pennebaker 2014 198 pages
3.89
311 ratings
Psychology
Writing
Self Help
Story Physics Summary
Story Physics
Harnessing the Underlying Forces of Storytelling
by Larry Brooks 2013 248 pages
3.92
475 ratings
Writing
Crafts
Self Help
Why Write? Summary
Why Write?
A Master Class on the Art of Writing and Why it Matters
by Mark Edmundson 2016 288 pages
3.65
222 ratings
Writing
Philosophy
This book will teach you how to write better Summary
This book will teach you how to write better
by Neville Medhora 2013 46 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
Lead with a Story Summary
Lead with a Story
A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire
by Paul Smith 2012 288 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Business
Leadership
Writing
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins Summary
Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins
How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate With Power and Impact
by Annette Simmons 2007 226 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
Business
Writing
Communication
3 Months to No.1 Summary
3 Months to No.1
The 2025 "No-Nonsense" SEO Playbook for Getting Your Website Found on Google
by Will Coombe 2017 249 pages
4.47
500+ ratings
Business
Entrepreneurship
Technology
J.R.R. Tolkien Summary
J.R.R. Tolkien
A Biography
by Humphrey Carpenter 1977 385 pages
4.06
16k+ ratings
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
Dreyer's English Summary
Dreyer's English
An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
by Benjamin Dreyer 2019 269 pages
4.34
9k+ ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
Language in Thought and Action Summary
Language in Thought and Action
by S.I. Hayakawa 1939 224 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Psychology
You Are What You Speak Summary
You Are What You Speak
Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity
by Robert Lane Greene 2011 320 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
Politics
How Not to Write a Novel Summary
How Not to Write a Novel
200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
by Howard Mittelmark 2008 255 pages
3.99
4k+ ratings
Writing
Humor
Reference
The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart Summary
The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart
1200 Essential Words Every Sophisticated Person Should Be Able to Use
by Robert W. Bly 2009 256 pages
3.86
161 ratings
Self Help
Writing
Reference
The Perfect English Grammar Workbook Summary
The Perfect English Grammar Workbook
Simple Rules and Quizzes to Master Today's English
by Lisa McLendon 2017 214 pages
4.11
157 ratings
Writing
Language
Reference
Draft No. 4 Summary
Draft No. 4
On the Writing Process
by John McPhee 2013 208 pages
4.09
4k+ ratings
Writing
Essays
Memoir
Mastering Stand-Up Summary
Mastering Stand-Up
The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian
by Stephen Rosenfield 2017 272 pages
4.41
500+ ratings
Comedy
Humor
Writing
Novelist as a Vocation Summary
Novelist as a Vocation
by Haruki Murakami 2015 213 pages
3.89
18k+ ratings
Writing
Memoir
Essays
Murder Your Darlings Summary
Murder Your Darlings
And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser
by Roy Peter Clark 2020 352 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
Refuse to Be Done Summary
Refuse to Be Done
How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts
by Matt Bell 2022 156 pages
4.43
2k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Real Artists Don't Starve Summary
Real Artists Don't Starve
Timeless Strategies for
by Jeff Goins 2017 240 pages
3.98
3k+ ratings
Business
Writing
Art
How to Write Dazzling Dialogue Summary
How to Write Dazzling Dialogue
The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript
by James Scott Bell 2014 138 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Crafts
The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing Summary
The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing
Everything You Need to Know to Create & Sell Your Work
by The Writer's Digest 1992 528 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
It's Been a Good Life Summary
It's Been a Good Life
by Isaac Asimov 2002 310 pages
4.17
481 ratings
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
Persuasive Business Proposals Summary
Persuasive Business Proposals
Writing to Win More Customers, Clients, and Contracts
by Tom Sant 1992 288 pages
3.80
191 ratings
Business
Writing
Reference
The Artist's Journey Summary
The Artist's Journey
The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning
by Steven Pressfield 2018 194 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
Writing the Memoir Summary
Writing the Memoir
From Truth to Art, Second Edit
by Judith Barrington 1996 166 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Writing
Memoir
Crafts
Writing Fiction for Dummies Summary
Writing Fiction for Dummies
by Randy Ingermanson 2009 384 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
Self Help
The Writing Life Summary
The Writing Life
by Annie Dillard 1989 111 pages
3.98
18k+ ratings
Writing
Memoir
Essays
The Written World Summary
The Written World
The Power of Stories to Shape People, History, Civilization
by Martin Puchner 2014 537 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
History
Books About Books
Literature
Storycraft Summary
Storycraft
The Complete Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction
by Jack R. Hart 2011 266 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
Writing
Journalism
Reference
Write Your Novel From The Middle Summary
Write Your Novel From The Middle
A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between
by James Scott Bell 2014 88 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Writing
Crafts
Reference
Snow Leopard Summary
Snow Leopard
How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One
by Category Pirates 2022 270 pages
4.35
210 ratings
Writing
Business
Self Help
How I Write Summary
How I Write
Secrets of a Bestselling Author
by Janet Evanovich 2006 272 pages
3.78
2k+ ratings
Writing
Reference
How To
Words on the Move Summary
Words on the Move
Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still
by John McWhorter 2016 257 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Language
Linguistics
History
The Art of Work Summary
The Art of Work
A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do
by Jeff Goins 2015 212 pages
3.89
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
The Vein of Gold Summary
The Vein of Gold
A Journey to Your Creative Heart
by Julia Cameron 1996 381 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
Writing
Art
Self Help
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