The Layers of Magazine Editing

Michael Robert Evans
Paperback - $67.95

Unlike the myriad writing manuals that emphasize grammar, sentence structure, and other skills necessary for entry-level editing jobs, this engaging book adopts a broader view, beginning with the larger topics of audience, mission, and tone, and work ...

A Lover's Quarrel

Thomas Farber
Paperback - $23.95

Collecting Thomas Farber's non-fiction on writing and the writer's life (including all of Compared to What?), A Lover's Quarrel contains this gifted author's meditation on his vocation. Anatomist, ironist, and moralist, Farber achieves effects of lum ...

A Lover's Quarrel : On Writing and the Writing Life

Thomas Farber
Paperback - $41.95

Collecting Thomas Farber's nonfiction on writing and the writing life, A Lover's Quarrel contains this gifted author's meditation on his vocation. Anatomist, ironist, and moralist, Farber achieves effects of luminous integrity with deceptively simple ...

The Legacy Guide : Capturing the Facts, Memories, and Meaning of Your Life

Carol Franco
Paperback - $28.95

Designed for writers and non-writers alike, this guide outlines a simple, intuitive, and highly flexible framework for turning personal histories into a treasured family heirloom.

Writing for Story : Craft Secrets of Dramatic Nonfiction

Jon Franklin
Paperback - $23.95

Jon Franklin, an undisputed master of the great American nonfiction short story, shares the secrets of his success. This lively, easy-to-follow guide combines readability and excitement with the best of expository prose and illuminates the techniques ...

Painless Police Report Writing : An English Guide for Criminal Justice Professionals

Barbara Frazee
Paperback - $91.95

The Writer's World : Paragraph Patterns and the Essay

Lynne Gaetz
Paperback - $66.95

Prentice Hall is proud to offer "The Writer's World: Paragraphs and Essays" in four individual volumes. Developed to provide maximum flexibility for both instructors and students, the volumes were created directly from the pages of "The Writer's Worl ...

Thicker Than Water : The Life Story of a Train Robber and His Unique Family

Louise Murphy Gearin
Paperback - $31.95

After Rube Burrow became the most wanted criminal in America, his family protected him with an amazing communication system. The author grew up hearing stories of him and owns the forest where he hid in a cave on visits home.

Travel Writing

Don George
Paperback - $29.95

Essential reading for anyone who's ever dreamed of making a living out of their passion for travel. Written by veteran travel writer, Don George, this inspirational and practical guide also features contributions from experts in the fields of writing ...

Old Friend from Far Away : The Practice of Writing Memoir

Natalie Goldberg
Hardcover - $37.95

In her first book to focus solely on writing since her classic work "Writing Down the Bones," Goldberg reaffirms her status as one of the foremost teachers by redefining the practice of writing memoir.