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Although by no means exhaustive, the resources here may help you begin your research. See the tips for searching our catalog and the suggested book titles.
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Recommended Titles
The following is a selection from our catalog.
How to Write a Sentence by Call Number: 808.042 F529hISBN: 9780061840531Publication Date:In this entertaining and erudite New York Times bestseller, beloved professor Stanley Fish offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure. Drawing on a wide range of great writers, from Philip Roth to Antonin Scalia to Jane Austen, How to Write a Sentence is much more than a writing manual—it is a spirited love letter to the written word and a key to understanding how great writing works.
Lapsing into a Comma by Call Number: eBookISBN: 0809225352Publication Date:No writer’s or editor’s desk is complete without a battered, page-bent copy of the AP Stylebook. However, this not-so-easy-to-use reference of journalistic style is often not up-to-date and leaves reporters and copyeditors unsatisfied. Bill Walsh, copy chief for the Washington Post’s business desk, addresses these shortcomings in Lapsing into a Comma.
Origins of the Specious by Call Number: 422 Oc53oISBN: 9781400066605Publication Date:Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces “niche” as nitch? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with “and,” or says “octopuses” instead of “octopi”? Do you think British spellings are more “civilised” than the American versions? Would you bet the bank that “jeep” got its start as a military term and “SOS” as an acronym for “Save Our Ship”? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’re myth-informed.
Helpful Books from the Catalog
100 Fastest-Growing Careers: Your Complete Guidebook to Major Jobs with the Most Growth and Openings by Call Number: eBookISBN: 1593578016Publication Date:Provides descriptions of the fastest-growing careers with details on working conditions, earnings, training, projected growth, related jobs, and advice on career planning and job search techniques.
Becoming a Graphic Designer by Call Number: eBookISBN: 0585361339Publication Date:Here is the complete guide to today’s graphic design careers—a clear and concise survey of the many types of opportunities available in the field. Filled with interviews and advice from leading designers, it covers graphic design media, work types and settings, educational training, portfolio preparation, getting a job, and much more.
Great Jobs for Communications Majors by Call Number: 302.2023 C144gISBN: 0844243558Publication Date:This series helps students explore career options within their field of study. Every aspect of the job search process is covered, including assessing talents and skills, exploring options, making a smooth transition from college to career, conducting an effective job search, and landing the job.
I’m an English Major—Now What? by Call Number: 331.70235 L5435iISBN: 1582973628Publication Date:What do Steven Spielberg, Alan Alda, Barbara Walters, Clarence Thomas, Diane Sawyer, and Stephen King have in common? That's right—they were English majors who now have successful careers. I’m an English Major—Now What? helps English majors and graduates understand their skills and talents so they can find satisfying jobs across a diversity of fields and dispels common fears and misconceptions that English majors will never make good money.
