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On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (On Writing Well)
William K. Zinsser
Collins, 2006
If it's interesting, make it interesting. Don't clutter.
I love that Zinsser includes a draft with his edits on it. He advocates the sparcity of writing. Remove all excess words. Clean, crisp, clear. Prune ruthlessly.
He does not romanticise writing, but enables you to just get on with it, and then severely edit to remove ...
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Great Application Essays for Business School
Paul Bodine
McGraw-Hill, 2005
Good starting point
It's a good book to develop the overall structure of your essay (and make sure you hit the "key points") but the essays included are not very moving or inspirational. If you write essays like these you probably won't get into business school; take these as suggestions ...
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50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, Second Edition: What Worked for Them Can Help You Get into the ...
St. Martin's Griffin, 2005
Essay-writing
This is a fantastic collection of application essays. If you or your child is in need of examples of well-written essays, these 50 essays are just the thing for you. Not only are the essays themselves printed, the book also provides an analysis for each, by the Staff ...
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65 Successful Harvard Business School Application Essays: With Analysis by the Staff of the Harbus, The ...
Dan Erck, Pavel Swiatek, ...
St. Martin's Griffin, 2004
exactly what the title says
Over time, the essays may become stale, so a regular update to this fluid topic is necessary. However, every essay is a worthwhile read for structure and for content. The most important take-away: what NOT write in an essay.
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Graduate Admissions Essays: Write Your Way Into the Graduate School of Your Choice (Graduate Admissions ...
Donald Asher
Ten Speed Press, 2008
Best source for grad school search
This is the most comprehensive guide to each step of the grad school application process. Not only does Don offer great tips for writing an essay, he outlines several PROVEN methods to set your application apart. Best of all, this guide is easy to read & very ...
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On Writing the College Application Essay: The Key to Acceptance and the College of your Choice
Harry Bauld
Collins, 1987
Fantastic!
Do not apply to college without reading this book! At last something really different yet supremely helpful too on how to get into the best schools. Bravo Mr. Bauld, from far away Greece!
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100 Successful College Application Essays (Second Edition)
Harvard Independent
NAL Trade, 2002
BUY THIS BOOK!
Before I bought this book I thought my essay was pretty good until I bought this book. Then I knew that I could make my essay even better just by just following the essays in the book. I didn't even think I needed to get a guide book for my essay because I thought it ...
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Nonfiction Craft Lessons: Teaching Information Writing K-8
Joann Portalupi, Ralph J. Fletcher
Stenhouse Publishers, 2001
A Great Way to Think about Nonfiction Writing in Classrooms
This book is a wonderful tool for writing teachers. Portalupi and Fletcher are very thoughtful in the way that the book is organized so that teachers can share with students lessons dealing with the craft of nonfiction. Since so many writing books deal primarily with ...
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Writing with Style: Conversations on the Art of Writing (2nd Edition)
John R. Trimble
Prentice Hall, 2000
Great Intro to Writing Well
If you only have time and money for one book on writing, get this one. But if you want two books, get this one and "The Elements of Style" by Strunk and White.
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
Erik Larson
Crown, 2003
Murder and History weave this mystery.
I am always interested in a great mystery. When I read the reviews I wondered how mysterious this read would be already knowing the outcome before the first page was read. The book did not disappoint in any way. I found the text revealing, tantalizing, and mysterious. ...
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The College Application Essay: Revised edition (The College Application Essay)
Sarah Myers McGinty
College Board, 2004
Top choice in the field!
This book was all over the August U S News and World Report issue on American colleges and universities. It's a definite keeper.
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How to Write a Winning College Application Essay, Revised 4th Edition
Michael James Mason
Three Rivers Press, 2000
If you don't know where to start, start here
This best part of this book is that it has a large section (50+ pages) on how to gather the raw material on your life that can help you find the material for your essay. If you have no idea who your hero is or what adversity you've overcome, this will help you find ...
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Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps: Crafting a Winning Personal Statement
Alan Gelb
Ten Speed Press, 2008
Writing a memorable personal statement can seem like an overwhelming project for a young college applicant, but college essay coach Alan Gelb's holistic strategy and reassuring voice takes out the intimidation factor. Students will identify an engaging topic and use creative writing techniques to compose a vivid statement that will reflect their ...
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Essays That Will Get You into Medical School (Essays That Will Get You Into...Series) [Second Edition] ...
Dan Kaufman, Chris Dowhan
Barron's Educational Series, 2003
Just write a thoughtful and sincere essay!
The best lesson from this book is actually the step-by-step process described in the beginning. The essays are just there for you to get an idea of how unique you can get. By following their process and getting the most of what I have learned from my own life ...
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The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty [New Testament ...
Victor, 1983
very good and comprehensive with a dispensationalist slant.
the reader may well recognize the authors as professors at dallas theological seminary; walvoord has written multiple books and is considered one of the foremost dispensationalist theologians today (perhaps carrying the torch of chafer). this is a 2 volums set which ...
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