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They Say / I Say
by Gerald Graff • 2006
Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.
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6k+
They Say / I Say Summary
They Say / I Say 92%
Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.
by Gerald Graff 2006
3.77
6k+ ratings
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing
by Parthesh Thakkar • 2013
IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.
4.10
553
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing Summary
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing 92%
IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.
by Parthesh Thakkar 2013
4.10
553 ratings
The Writer's World
by Lynne Gaetz • 2005
Writing as a system: find your point, support it, revise until it holds. The textbook method.
3.67
15
The Writer's World Summary
The Writer's World 92%
Writing as a system: find your point, support it, revise until it holds. The textbook method.
by Lynne Gaetz 2005
3.67
15 ratings
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
by Kate L. Turabian • 1955
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
3.99
3k+
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations Summary
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations 91%
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
by Kate L. Turabian 1955
3.99
3k+ ratings
The Craft of Research
by Wayne C. Booth • 1995
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
3.92
4k+
The Craft of Research Summary
The Craft of Research 91%
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
by Wayne C. Booth 1995
3.92
4k+ ratings
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
by Hilary Glasman-Deal • 2009
Why good scientists write badly, and the writing blueprint that gets non-native speakers published.
4.43
169
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English Summary
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English 91%
Why good scientists write badly, and the writing blueprint that gets non-native speakers published.
by Hilary Glasman-Deal 2009
4.43
169 ratings
Air & Light & Time & Space
by Helen Sword • 2017
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
3.98
581
Air & Light & Time & Space Summary
Air & Light & Time & Space 91%
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
by Helen Sword 2017
3.98
581 ratings
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Fourth Edition
by Harvard Crimson • 2005
Get inside the admissions reader's head. Fifty real Harvard essays, dissected line by line.
3.89
243
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Fourth Edition Summary
50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Fourth Edition 91%
Get inside the admissions reader's head. Fifty real Harvard essays, dissected line by line.
by Harvard Crimson 2005
3.89
243 ratings
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps
by Alan Gelb • 2013
A narrative arc, not a list of honors: the story structure that gets you in.
3.66
154
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps Summary
Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps 90%
A narrative arc, not a list of honors: the story structure that gets you in.
by Alan Gelb 2013
3.66
154 ratings
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks
by Wendy Laura Belcher • 2008
Short daily sessions beat weekend binges: twelve weeks to turn your draft into a published article.
4.12
775
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks Summary
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks 90%
Short daily sessions beat weekend binges: twelve weeks to turn your draft into a published article.
by Wendy Laura Belcher 2008
4.12
775 ratings
Stylish Academic Writing
by Helen Sword • 2012
Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.
4.06
1k+
Stylish Academic Writing Summary
Stylish Academic Writing 90%
Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.
by Helen Sword 2012
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Everything Guide to Study Skills
by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick • 2011
Assignments on time, notes you review, and teacher relationships that lead to recommendations.
3.88
113
The Everything Guide to Study Skills Summary
The Everything Guide to Study Skills 90%
Assignments on time, notes you review, and teacher relationships that lead to recommendations.
by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick 2011
3.88
113 ratings
Research Strategies
by William B. Badke • 2000
Most student papers summarize. A real research paper argues. The shift starts with the question.
3.79
392
Research Strategies Summary
Research Strategies 90%
Most student papers summarize. A real research paper argues. The shift starts with the question.
by William B. Badke 2000
3.79
392 ratings
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less
by Evelyn Hunt Ogden • 1993
Finish your dissertation in two semesters: a page-an-hour pace, a 20-day draft, and a defense plan.
3.44
16
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less Summary
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less 89%
Finish your dissertation in two semesters: a page-an-hour pace, a 20-day draft, and a defense plan.
by Evelyn Hunt Ogden 1993
3.44
16 ratings
Target Band 7
by Simone Braverman • 2008
Why native speakers fail the IELTS, and the four-week plan for outsmarting every section's traps.
4.15
524
Target Band 7 Summary
Target Band 7 89%
Why native speakers fail the IELTS, and the four-week plan for outsmarting every section's traps.
by Simone Braverman 2008
4.15
524 ratings
Writing to Learn
by William Zinsser • 1988
Writing's real job is not transmission; it is discovery. How to think on paper.
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2k+
Writing to Learn Summary
Writing to Learn 89%
Writing's real job is not transmission; it is discovery. How to think on paper.
by William Zinsser 1988
3.81
2k+ ratings
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day
by Joan Bolker • 1998
Finish your dissertation in daily scraps of time. The secret is psychology, not heroic all-nighters.
3.84
2k+
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day Summary
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day 89%
Finish your dissertation in daily scraps of time. The secret is psychology, not heroic all-nighters.
by Joan Bolker 1998
3.84
2k+ ratings
Several Short Sentences About Writing
by Verlyn Klinkenborg • 2012
Writing isn't about flow or formulas; it's about one clear sentence, then another.
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4k+
Several Short Sentences About Writing Summary
Several Short Sentences About Writing 89%
Writing isn't about flow or formulas; it's about one clear sentence, then another.
by Verlyn Klinkenborg 2012
4.13
4k+ ratings
The Book Proposal Book
by Laura Portwood-Stacer • 2021
A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.
4.71
100
The Book Proposal Book Summary
The Book Proposal Book 89%
A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.
by Laura Portwood-Stacer 2021
4.71
100 ratings
Quality Research Papers
by Nancy J. Vyhmeister • 2014
The theology student's guide to research that earns the grade, from first question to final defense.
3.74
172
Quality Research Papers Summary
Quality Research Papers 89%
The theology student's guide to research that earns the grade, from first question to final defense.
by Nancy J. Vyhmeister 2014
3.74
172 ratings
More Than Words
by John Warner • 2025
AI can mimic writing; only humans can actually write. The difference is the struggle to think.
4.05
525
More Than Words Summary
More Than Words 89%
AI can mimic writing; only humans can actually write. The difference is the struggle to think.
by John Warner 2025
4.05
525 ratings
The Sense of Style
by Steven Pinker • 2014
Why can't smart people write clearly? A cognitive scientist blames one mental blind spot.
4.04
9k+
The Sense of Style Summary
The Sense of Style 89%
Why can't smart people write clearly? A cognitive scientist blames one mental blind spot.
by Steven Pinker 2014
4.04
9k+ ratings
Style
by Joseph M. Williams • 1981
Clarity is structural, not mysterious. The diagnostic principles that tell you exactly what to fix.
4.21
2k+
Style Summary
Style 89%
Clarity is structural, not mysterious. The diagnostic principles that tell you exactly what to fix.
by Joseph M. Williams 1981
4.21
2k+ ratings
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page
by Sam Leith • 2017
From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.
3.73
195
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page Summary
Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page 89%
From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.
by Sam Leith 2017
3.73
195 ratings
Good Prose
by Tracy Kidder • 2013
Everything a Pulitzer winner and his editor know about writing nonfiction that people finish.
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1k+
Good Prose Summary
Good Prose 89%
Everything a Pulitzer winner and his editor know about writing nonfiction that people finish.
by Tracy Kidder 2013
3.92
1k+ ratings
How to Take Smart Notes
by Sönke Ahrens • 2025
58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.
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237
How to Take Smart Notes Summary
How to Take Smart Notes 89%
58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.
by Sönke Ahrens 2025
3.87
237 ratings
Reflective Writing
by Kate Williams • 2012
How to write about yourself with academic rigor: the frameworks that make 'personal' credible.
3.94
67
Reflective Writing Summary
Reflective Writing 89%
How to write about yourself with academic rigor: the frameworks that make 'personal' credible.
by Kate Williams 2012
3.94
67 ratings
How to Write a Lot
by Paul J. Silvia • 2007
Schedule four hours. Track every word. Ignore the mood. The academic writing fix that ships papers.
4.07
5k+
How to Write a Lot Summary
How to Write a Lot 89%
Schedule four hours. Track every word. Ignore the mood. The academic writing fix that ships papers.
by Paul J. Silvia 2007
4.07
5k+ ratings
Write No Matter What
by Joli Jensen • 2017
The tools to write steadily as an academic, even when perfectionism and pressure say you can't.
4.35
738
Write No Matter What Summary
Write No Matter What 88%
The tools to write steadily as an academic, even when perfectionism and pressure say you can't.
by Joli Jensen 2017
4.35
738 ratings
The Writing Revolution
by Judith C. Hochman • 2017
Clear writing is teachable. The method starts with a single sentence and works in every classroom.
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2k+
The Writing Revolution Summary
The Writing Revolution 88%
Clear writing is teachable. The method starts with a single sentence and works in every classroom.
by Judith C. Hochman 2017
4.37
2k+ ratings
How to Write Short
by Roy Peter Clark • 2013
Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.
3.77
1k+
How to Write Short Summary
How to Write Short 88%
Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.
by Roy Peter Clark 2013
3.77
1k+ ratings
Where Research Begins
by Thomas S. Mullaney • 2022
Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.
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157
Where Research Begins Summary
Where Research Begins 88%
Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.
by Thomas S. Mullaney 2022
3.86
157 ratings
Teaching with AI
by José Antonio Bowen • 2024
AI sets a new floor for competent work. Education must now teach what AI cannot do.
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742
Teaching with AI Summary
Teaching with AI 88%
AI sets a new floor for competent work. Education must now teach what AI cannot do.
by José Antonio Bowen 2024
3.78
742 ratings
Wordcraft
by Jack R. Hart • 2021
Writing isn't magic. A step-by-step method for clear, powerful prose, from idea to final polish.
4.13
107
Wordcraft Summary
Wordcraft 88%
Writing isn't magic. A step-by-step method for clear, powerful prose, from idea to final polish.
by Jack R. Hart 2021
4.13
107 ratings
Writing That Works
by Kenneth Roman • 1981
From emails to proposals, the enduring rules for business writing that gets read and gets results.
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1k+
Writing That Works Summary
Writing That Works 88%
From emails to proposals, the enduring rules for business writing that gets read and gets results.
by Kenneth Roman 1981
3.72
1k+ ratings
Steering The Craft
by Ursula K. Le Guin • 1998
Hear your prose, fix your grammar, and cut what drags: a master novelist's craft manual.
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6k+
Steering The Craft Summary
Steering The Craft 88%
Hear your prose, fix your grammar, and cut what drags: a master novelist's craft manual.
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1998
4.24
6k+ ratings
Draft No. 4
by John McPhee • 2013
How a New Yorker writer earns every sentence: drafts, checking, silence, and a dictionary.
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4k+
Draft No. 4 Summary
Draft No. 4 88%
How a New Yorker writer earns every sentence: drafts, checking, silence, and a dictionary.
by John McPhee 2013
4.09
4k+ ratings
Excellence in Business Communication
by John V. Thill • 1990
Why your first draft should wait: a planning-first method for business writing that actually lands.
3.83
206
Excellence in Business Communication Summary
Excellence in Business Communication 88%
Why your first draft should wait: a planning-first method for business writing that actually lands.
by John V. Thill 1990
3.83
206 ratings
The Creative Writing Coursebook
by Julia Bell • 2001
Forty authors teach the exercises and craft tools that turn rough drafts into publishable work.
3.95
363
The Creative Writing Coursebook Summary
The Creative Writing Coursebook 88%
Forty authors teach the exercises and craft tools that turn rough drafts into publishable work.
by Julia Bell 2001
3.95
363 ratings
The Art of Nonfiction
by Ayn Rand • 2001
Skip the mystique: nonfiction writing is a system, and the outline is its non-negotiable start.
3.98
537
The Art of Nonfiction Summary
The Art of Nonfiction 88%
Skip the mystique: nonfiction writing is a system, and the outline is its non-negotiable start.
by Ayn Rand 2001
3.98
537 ratings
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing
by Gary Provost • 1985
Concrete techniques that turn stiff sentences into music and hesitant writers into confident ones.
4.03
2k+
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing Summary
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing 88%
Concrete techniques that turn stiff sentences into music and hesitant writers into confident ones.
by Gary Provost 1985
4.03
2k+ ratings
It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences
by June Casagrande • 2010
Your sentences are losing readers. A guide to making every word pull its weight.
4.15
2k+
It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences Summary
It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences 88%
Your sentences are losing readers. A guide to making every word pull its weight.
by June Casagrande 2010
4.15
2k+ ratings
Murder Your Darlings
by Roy Peter Clark • 2020
Voice, craft, and discipline: the writer's toolkit, handed down from Aristotle to Zinsser.
4.02
644
Murder Your Darlings Summary
Murder Your Darlings 88%
Voice, craft, and discipline: the writer's toolkit, handed down from Aristotle to Zinsser.
by Roy Peter Clark 2020
4.02
644 ratings
Writing Alone, Writing Together
by Judy Reeves • 2002
How to start a writing group that provides feedback, builds accountability, and keeps you writing.
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78
Writing Alone, Writing Together Summary
Writing Alone, Writing Together 88%
How to start a writing group that provides feedback, builds accountability, and keeps you writing.
by Judy Reeves 2002
4.01
78 ratings
The Lean PhD
by Julian Kirchherr • 2018
Your PhD as a startup: draft early, gather feedback fast, and finish with more publications.
3.90
61
The Lean PhD Summary
The Lean PhD 88%
Your PhD as a startup: draft early, gather feedback fast, and finish with more publications.
by Julian Kirchherr 2018
3.90
61 ratings
Building Great Sentences
by Brooks Landon • 2013
Grammar explains the parts. Here is the construction kit for sentences that move, linger, and land.
4.05
788
Building Great Sentences Summary
Building Great Sentences 88%
Grammar explains the parts. Here is the construction kit for sentences that move, linger, and land.
by Brooks Landon 2013
4.05
788 ratings
High School English Grammar and Composition
by P.C. Wren • 1935
Grammar isn't guesswork. The systematic classic that builds clear writing from the ground up.
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1k+
High School English Grammar and Composition Summary
High School English Grammar and Composition 88%
Grammar isn't guesswork. The systematic classic that builds clear writing from the ground up.
by P.C. Wren 1935
4.17
1k+ ratings
Economical Writing
by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey • 1999
An economist's 35 rules for sharp, persuasive writing: no talent required.
4.16
906
Economical Writing Summary
Economical Writing 88%
An economist's 35 rules for sharp, persuasive writing: no talent required.
by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey 1999
4.16
906 ratings
The Art of Subtext
by Charles Baxter • 2007
What a character won't say, can't hear, and can't admit: the hidden engine of unforgettable fiction.
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1k+
The Art of Subtext Summary
The Art of Subtext 88%
What a character won't say, can't hear, and can't admit: the hidden engine of unforgettable fiction.
by Charles Baxter 2007
4.02
1k+ ratings
Perfect English Grammar
by Grant Barrett • 2016
Grammar isn't a rulebook. It's a toolkit for building sentences that say exactly what you mean.
4.06
515
Perfect English Grammar Summary
Perfect English Grammar 88%
Grammar isn't a rulebook. It's a toolkit for building sentences that say exactly what you mean.
by Grant Barrett 2016
4.06
515 ratings
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