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The sense of style : (Record no. 33573)

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control field 15677106
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control field OSt
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20150203092529.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 140915s2014 enka b 001 0 eng
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781846145506 (hardback)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1846145503 (hardback)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780241180020 (paperback)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0241180023 (paperback)
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)891370407
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (Nz-Kotui)2395524
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency AU@
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency AU@
Description conventions rda
Modifying agency OCLCO
-- NAP
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 808.042
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Pinker, Steven,
Dates associated with a name 1954-
Relator term author.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The sense of style :
Remainder of title the thinking person's guide to writing in the 21st century /
Statement of responsibility, etc Steven Pinker.
246 3# - VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title Sense of style :
Remainder of title the thinking person's guide to writing in the twenty first century
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent viii, 359 pages :
Other physical details illustrations ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc An entertaining book on the modern art of writing well by New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing? Why should any of us care? In The Sense of Style, the bestselling linguist and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker answers these questions and more. Rethinking the usage guide for the 21st century, Pinker doesn't carp about the decline of language or recycle pet peeves from the rulebooks of a century ago. Instead, he applies insights from the sciences of language and mind to the challenge of crafting clear, coherent, and stylish prose. In this short, cheerful, and eminently practical book, Pinker shows how writing depends on imagination, empathy, coherence, grammatical knowhow,and an ability to savor and reverse-engineer the good prose of others. He replaces dogma about usage with reason and evidence, allowing writers and editors to apply the guidelines judiciously, rather than robotically, being mindful of what they are designed to accomplish. Filled with examples of great and gruesome prose, Pinker shows us how the art of writing can be a form of pleasurable mastery and a fascinating intellectual topic in its own right.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element English language
General subdivision Style.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element English language
General subdivision Grammar.
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Non-Fiction
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Renewals Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date checked out Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type Public note
    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan Non Fiction Waimate Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage 03/02/2015 WHE 26.00 16 808.042 A00720795 26/01/2018 18/01/2018 26.00 03/02/2015 Non-Fiction Not for loan
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