A Writer's World

Author: Jan Morris
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571266010
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 773

Book Description
In a wonderfully evocative collection of her travel writing and reportage from over five decades, Jan Morris - a constant traveller - has produced a unique portrait of the twentieth century. Ranging from New York to Venice, Sydney to Berlin, and the Middle East to South Africa, Jan Morris was a witness to such seminal moments as the Eichmann trial, the first ascent of Everest, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the handover of Hong Kong. Offering a tremendously perceptive and highly personal view of the world, she is as much concerned with conveying the 'feel' of these moments as the events themselves. And, as ever, she displays her unique and inimitable literary style, at once funny, wise and sad. Jan Morris's collection of travel writing and reportage spans over five decades and includes such titles as Venice, Coronation Everest, Hong Kong, Spain, Manhattan '45, A Writer's World and the Pax Britannica Trilogy. Hav, her novel, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Arthur C. Clarke Award. 'A glorious compendium of adventure and wisdom' Pico Iyer

A Young Writer's World

Author: Rebecca McMahon Giles
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780942702668
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A Young Writer's World is a book about creating environments and opportunities that foster children's engagement with print, writing, and literacy.

The Writer's World

Author: Lynne Gaetz
Publisher: Pearson
ISBN: 9780134195414
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
For courses in Developmental English with students of varying skill levels, or those in need of additional writing practice prior to college-level writing. A highly visual, theme-based approach to writing that guides a diverse group of students from where they are, to where they need to be The Writer's World series integrates essential elements that are simply not found in other writing textbooks - a stimulating visual program, thoughtful coverage for nonnative speakers, and effective strategies for addressing the skill levels of all your students. Authors Lynne Gaetz and Suneeti Phadke draw upon their more than 30 years of combined teaching experience to reach as many students as possible, by meeting their needs and addressing their individual interests and abilities. The authors' innovative instruction seamlessly infuses material for both native and nonnative speakers, while their exercises and activities encourage active participation and collaboration. The engaging design, open layout, and dynamic images support visual learners and prompt critical thinking. MyLab(R) Writing is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work in tandem with the text to engage students and improve results. MyLab Writing is ideal for courses requiring additional writing skills practice and assessment. Learn more. The Writer's World: Essays with Enhanced Reading Strategies, 4th Edition is also available via Revel(R), an interactive digital learning environment that replaces the print textbook, enabling students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience. Revel is ideal for courses where student engagement and mobile access are important. Learn more. Now available! Free copy of the Pearson Guide to the 2021 MLA Handbook Download your free copy, for use with this title. Contents include: What Is MLA Documentation Style? The Basic Principles of Documenting A Three-Step Process for Documenting Sources Creating Your Works-Cited List Creating In-Text Citations Researching Online Sample Works-Cited List

The World: Life and Travel 1950-2000

Author: Jan Morris
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393247309
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 486

Book Description
"The travel book of the season."—Craig Seligman, New York Times Book Review The first book to distill Jan Morris's entire body of work into one volume, The World is a magnum opus by the most-celebrated travel writer in the world. To read it is to take an epic armchair journey through the last half of twentieth-century history. A breathtakingly vivid guide to our greatest cosmopolitan cities and cultures from Manhattan to Venice and from Baghdad to Barbados, this book assembles fifty years of Morris's finest travel writing. With eyewitness accounts of such seminal moments as the first successful ascent of Everest, the Eichmann trial, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the handover of Hong Kong, The World promises to create an entirely new generation of Jan Morris readers. A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2003.

Nineteenth-century American Writers on Writing

Author: Brenda Wineapple
Publisher: Writer's World
ISBN: 9781595340696
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Nineteenth-Centuery American Writers on Writing features essays, letters, poems, prose, and excerpts of interviews by fifty-seven leading authors of the century. Each had to figure out what it meant to be a writer within the context of the relatively new nation they spoke to, for, and about. Each meditated on craft and style and form, as writers do. And each confronted the question of how to define themselves as writers--and their literature as "American"--during a century rocked by the industrial revolution, the Civil War, and the emergence of a global politic.

The Canadian Writer's World

Author: Lynne Gaetz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780135066669
Category : Editing
Languages : en
Pages : 600

Book Description
This text will help you produce writing that is both technically correct and rich in content. It has visual appeal, unique features, and integrated ESL content to help both native and nonnative students of varying skill levels. The companion website, MyCanadianCompLab, contains additional chapters and exercises to help improve your writing skills. The product of numerous reviews and feedback from over 200 developmental writing instructors, the updated Second Canadian Edition continues to meet the diverse needs of today's students.

Romanian Writers on Writing

Author: Norman Manea
Publisher: Writer's World
ISBN: 9781595340825
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Romanian writers past and present talk about the literary life in their country

Why I Write

Author: George Orwell
Publisher: Renard Press Ltd
ISBN: 1913724263
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 15

Book Description
George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Why I Write, the first in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell describes his journey to becoming a writer, and his movement from writing poems to short stories to the essays, fiction and non-fiction we remember him for. He also discusses what he sees as the ‘four great motives for writing’ – ‘sheer egoism’, ‘aesthetic enthusiasm’, ‘historical impulse’ and ‘political purpose’ – and considers the importance of keeping these in balance. Why I Write is a unique opportunity to look into Orwell’s mind, and it grants the reader an entirely different vantage point from which to consider the rest of the great writer’s oeuvre. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times

So Long Until Tomorrow

Author: Lowell Thomas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780688032364
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
Lowell Thomas takes the reader to many remote places in the world including central Siberia, New Guinea, the South Pole & an ice island three hundred miles from the North Pole.

Real-World Writers: A Handbook for Teaching Writing with 7-11 Year Olds

Author: Ross Young
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000074331
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
Real-World Writers shows teachers how they can teach their pupils to write well and with pleasure, purpose and power. It demonstrates how classrooms can be transformed into genuine communities of writers where talking, reading, writing and sharing give children confidence, motivation and a sense of the relevance writing has to their own lives and learning. Based on their practical experience and what research says is the most effective practice, the authors share detailed guidance on how teachers can provide writing study lessons drawing on what real writers do and how to teach grammar effectively. They also share a variety of authentic class writing projects with accompanying teacher notes that will encourage children to use genres appropriately, creatively and flexibly. The authors’ simple yet comprehensive approach includes how to teach the processes and craft knowledge involved in creating successful and meaningful texts. This book is invaluable for all primary practitioners who wish to teach writing for real.