The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words

Plotnik, Arthur

ISBN 10: 080503773X / ISBN 13: 9780805037739

Published by Henry Holt & Company, 1996

About this Item

225pps. Index. Like new, unread copy, no reading creases, smooth spine. New dust jacket in Brodart sleeve. Not library. Seller Inventory # 006882

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts...

Publisher: Henry Holt & Company

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine (Brodart protected)

Edition: First Edition (American)

About this title

Synopsis:

A unique, compact, witty guide to writing and speaking vividly and expressively offers engaging examples of adventurous language grouped under such headings as "The Power of Tough Talk" and "Infusions for Tired Vocabularies."

About the Author:

An award-winning journalist, magazine executive and book editor, Arthur Plotnik is also the author of The Elements of Authorship and the best selling The Elements of Editing. A former publishing executive for the American Library Association and a member of American Forests, he lives in Chicago with his wife, artist Maty Phelan.