Search Results: Writing from Turtleman Used Books

A small pocket-sized book all about that lost art of writing letters. The cover (paper covered boards) shows some mild staining and discoloration. Looks mostly yellowish now, bbut probably was a pale blue when new. The binding is solid and the pages are tight and unmarked. A rare book.

Trade paperback. In near new condition. Owner's name embossed on the title page. Insignificant wear. A style manual for writers of research, based on the Chicago Manual of Style. A bit outdated, but useful nonetheless..

Trade paperback. Contains 59 essays of varying length, selected to illustrate a number of rhetorical concepts. These include Cause/Effect, Comparison/Contrast, Definition, Description, Division/Classification, Exemplification, Exposition, Narration, Persuasion/Argument, and Process Evaluation. I would be telling you here just how good the condition of this book is, with little external wear, no spine creases and clean, tight and unmarked pages. All that is true, but please take a look at the second photograph. note the wavy texture to the upper left corner in that photo. This is a spot where some water must have been spilled at some time. This has given the last 100 pages or so the waviness that come from paper that has gotten wet. The last 50 pages have the greatest impact, dwindling to just the extreme corner after that. Everything is perfectly readable, it's just that some of the pages at the end are not as nice and pretty. I have cut the price accordingly. (The six copies I found on the… Read More

Front cover is stained and held on with masking tape. Pages are clean and unmarked, except for a few marks in the table of contents. Divided into sections that illustrate various forms of writing, including example, description, compare and contrast, process, cause and effect, definition, argument, persuasion, and evaluation. Each section begins with a discussion and then is followed by stories, essays and poems that exhibit the concept. Each example work is followed by subject and structure questions.

A handbook to improve your writing, thinking and learning, just like the title says. Very little wear. Owner's name on the front cover. This book will ship at over two pounds. Excess shipping cost is included in the list price.

Very little wear. Owner's name inside front cover. Improve your writing.

Some waviness to this thin book. Small tear at the top of the front cover. Owner's name inside the front cover. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A book to help you write, via a journey to develop your self-perception.