books by Ben Yagoda
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Ben Yagoda
The Sound on the Page: Great Writers Talk about Style and Voice in Writing
Ben Yagoda
Collins
, 2005
Best book I have read about writing !
As a writer and teacher of writing for over thirty years, I have read hundreds (thousands?) of books, articles, and conference presentations on style and how to teach it. This small book, with its own engaging style, combines advice, experiences, and examples from ...
The Art of Fact: A Historical Anthology of Literary Journalism
Scribner
, 1998
The best survey of non-fiction and its development I've seen
As a writer of non-fiction, I'm grateful to the editors of this book. It's the best and most complete survey of the development of non-fiction writing I've found, reaching back to Defoe for examples of techniques we've come to think of as recent developments ...
Will Rogers: A Biography
Ben Yagoda
University of Oklahoma Press
, 2000
Lively and Insightful
I heartily recommend this book not only to those interested in Will Rogers but also anyone interested in the evolution of American popular culture. Yagoda does an excellent job of writing about the people and events shaping Will's life and work. He does not succumb to ...
About Town: The New Yorker And The World It Made
Ben Yagoda
Da Capo Press
, 2001
Tiny Mummies revealed
There are two types of writers: those who aspire, no, dream of being published in the "New Yorker", and those who, after several rejections, bitterly deride the very institution they hoped to conquer. I am solidly of the first camp, though give it a few years and I ...
The Value of Family
Ruth K./ Yagoda, Ben Westheimer
Replica Books
, 1996
When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It: The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse
Ben Yagoda
Broadway
, 2007
Fun to read
Anyone who likes words will enjoy this fun-to-read book about parts of speech and more. There are interesting stories and histories as well as thoughtful explanations. This would be a great gift for any word lover on your gift list.
Columbia Journalism Review.: An article from: Columbia Journalism Review
Ben Yagoda
Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism
, 2000
This digital document is an article from Columbia Journalism Review, published by Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism on March 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1965 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker ...
The years with Kolatch: life at America's most significant obscure magazine.(Myron Kolatch, New Leader): An ...
Ben Yagoda
Phi Beta Kappa Society
, 2002
This digital document is an article from American Scholar, published by Phi Beta Kappa Society on September 22, 2002. The length of the article is 5655 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You ...
Heavy meta.(Critical Essay): An article from: American Scholar
Ben Yagoda
Phi Beta Kappa Society
, 2004
This digital document is an article from American Scholar, published by Phi Beta Kappa Society on June 22, 2004. The length of the article is 6744 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can ...
The Value of Family: A Blueprint for the 21st Century
Ruth Westheimer
, Ben Yagoda
Grand Central Publishing
, 1997
A fascinating insight into the meaning and purpose of family
Dr. Ruth has written a wonderful book about the American family. As she herself states, the very definition of family is a difficult one -- but she wonderfully elucidates the stresses, strains and successes of the modern american family. One can almost hear the little ...
All in a Lifetime: An Autobiography
Ruth Westheimer
, Ben Yagoda
Grand Central Publishing
, 2001
What a woman!
Great autobiography of Dr. Ruth! So many things that I didn't know about her: fled Nazi Germany at age 10, never saw her family again, lived on a kibbutz in Israel, was a soldier for the Haganah, then came to the USA, where she found her career and true love. Very open ...
The Art of Fact **ISBN: 9780684846309**
Kevin (EDT)/ Yagoda, Ben (EDT) Kerrane
Simon & Schuster
, 1998
Writers Notes Magazine: Issue #2
Hopewell Publications
, 2004
Contemporary stories, essays, interviews, poetry, and visual arts. Edited by award-winning writer and journalist Christopher Klim, author of Everything Burns, Jesus Lives in Trenton, and Write to Publish.
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