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1. Propping up a short table leg

2. Lining a bird cage

3. Building a fire

4. Using as a coaster for cold drinks



I devoted some of my grammar thesis to criticizing this book, and it was tim...]]> 32385673 629344 453553 0143112724 9780143112723 47 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/45/553/453553-m-1255629545.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/45/553/453553-s-1255629545.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/453553.The_Elements_of_Style_Illustrated 4.58 201 The Elements of Style Illustrated will come to be known as the definitive, must-have edition.]]> 1920 4 5 false Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 17:24:20 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 18:12:34 -0700 2008 1
I like grammar books.

Now, I don't usually like the ranting of old, white men who clearly don't have better things to do with their time. Usually, I want to hurl their books about. Usually, I'm all about the clever undermining of the status quo. But I li...more...]]> 64021785 1758594 10825 1594200696 9781594200694 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166334165m/10825.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166334165s/10825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10825.The_Elements_of_Style_Illustrated 4.47 165 The Elements of Style. Many people between the ages of seventeen and seventy can recite the book's mantra--make every word tell--and still refer to their tattered grade school copy when in need of a hint on how to make a turn of phrase clearer, or a reminder on how to enliven prose with the active voice. Considering that millions of copies have been sold to millions of devotees, you might not think to ask what could enhance this (almost) perfect classic. In fact, the addition of illustrations allows readers to experience the book's contents in a completely new way, making the whole learning experience more colorful and clear, as well as adding a whimsical element that compliments the subtly humorous tone of the prose. The Elements of Style Illustrated will come to be known as the definitive, must-have edition.

Maira Kalman is the offbeat and wildly talented illustrator of twelve children's books, numerous covers for The New Yorker magazine, fabrics for the fashion designers Isaac Mizrahi and Kate Spade, watches and accessories for the Museum of Modern Art, and a mural at the elegant Wavehill estate in Riverdale, among other projects. Her sophisticated and witty images that are yet bright and fanciful have won her a devoted following, especially among young urbanites. Maira Kalman is acknowledged by the E. B. White estate as the single artist trusted to illustrate the revered The Elements of Style.

The Elements of Style Illustrated brings a fresh immediacy to the well-loved, much-valued, and still on-point work that has become an institution. While giving the classic work a jolt of new energy to appeal to contemporary readers, Kalman's illustrations are hemselves timeless, designed to sit alongside the ever-enduring manual for another fifty years and more.

William Strunk and E. B. White's classic writing manual, The Elements of Style, has been enriched to include the vibrant, witty, and instantly recognizable images of Maira Kalman in a beautiful illustrated edition

In her own words: "born. bucolic childhood. culture-stuffed adolescence. played piano. stopped. danced. stopped. wrote. discarded writing. drew. reinstated writing. married Tibor Kalman and collaborated at iconoclastic yet successful design studio. wrote and painted children's books. worried. took up Ping-Pong. relaxed. wrote and painted for many magazines. cofounded the Rubber Band Society. amused. children: two. dog: one."]]> 1920 5 2 false Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 16:00:31 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 16:03:22 -0700 2009 neverending more...]]> 7706597 541343 33514 0205313426 9780205313426 434 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985m/33514.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985s/33514.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33514.The_Elements_of_Style 4.28 3579 1920 5 2 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1979 Sun Oct 14 10:27:32 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 10:32:13 -0700 2007
"Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing shoul...more...]]> 41731169 1433962 33514 0205313426 9780205313426 434 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985m/33514.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985s/33514.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33514.The_Elements_of_Style 4.29 5102 1920 5 1 false Sat Jan 03 11:47:02 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 12:12:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 16673315 88244 453553 0143112724 9780143112723 47 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/45/553/453553-m-1255629545.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/45/553/453553-s-1255629545.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/453553.The_Elements_of_Style_Illustrated 4.29 5102 The Elements of Style Illustrated will come to be known as the definitive, must-have edition.]]> 1920 5 2 false Wed Jun 25 02:55:58 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 29 03:57:47 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 25 02:55:58 -0700 2008 I highly recommend this edition with illustrations by Maira Kalman. It has been, according to Roger Angell who writes the forward, "modestly" updated from the original, published in the WW 1 era.
Get this book. Give th...more...]]> 48801054 744368 33514 0205313426 9780205313426 434 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985m/33514.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985s/33514.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33514.The_Elements_of_Style 4.29 5102 1920 5 2 false Mon Aug 31 18:34:12 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 08:55:10 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 18:34:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 40016360 1538729 33514 0205313426 9780205313426 434 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985m/33514.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985s/33514.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33514.The_Elements_of_Style 4.29 5102 1920 5 1 false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 13 10:07:17 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 07 12:14:34 -0800 2009 Charlotte's Web, one of Strunk's students) worked independently to produce this excellent work: ...more...]]> 19916979 651773 453553 0143112724 9780143112723 47 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/45/553/453553-m-1255629545.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/45/553/453553-s-1255629545.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/453553.The_Elements_of_Style_Illustrated 4.29 5102 The Elements of Style Illustrated will come to be known as the definitive, must-have edition.]]> 1920 3 1 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 22:24:11 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 21:41:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 16884623 899270 453553 0143112724 9780143112723 47 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/45/553/453553-m-1255629545.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/45/553/453553-s-1255629545.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/453553.The_Elements_of_Style_Illustrated 4.29 5102 The Elements of Style Illustrated will come to be known as the definitive, must-have edition.]]> 1920 5 1 false Thu Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 03 04:56:09 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 15 20:20:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 49338840 1885324 33514 0205313426 9780205313426 434 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985m/33514.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985s/33514.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33514.The_Elements_of_Style 4.29 5102 1920 4 1 false Sun Mar 15 09:38:32 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 09:42:49 -0700 2009
It's a great book for writers. Let's face it, we all write emails, so we can all use it.

Here are examples of the great reminders I got from the book -

1) use active voice
not: confi...more...]]> 4505359 275089 35908 0024181900 9780024181909 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168650753m/35908.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168650753s/35908.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35908.The_Elements_of_Style_Third_Edition 4.23 116 1920 5 1 false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Aug 13 19:04:23 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 19:11:49 -0700 2007 more...]]> 41855074 1847371 33514 0205313426 9780205313426 434 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985m/33514.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985s/33514.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33514.The_Elements_of_Style 4.29 5102 1920 5 2 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun Jan 04 12:20:52 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 12:24:18 -0800 2009 805848 64995 33514 0205313426 9780205313426 434 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985m/33514.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985s/33514.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33514.The_Elements_of_Style 4.29 5102 1920 0 1 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Apr 20 00:15:46 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 20 00:16:29 -0700 2007
Elements of Style contains the most valuable advice for any writer: “Omit needless words. Vigorous writing is...more...]]> 54341594 2266982 33514 0205313426 9780205313426 434 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985m/33514.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985s/33514.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33514.The_Elements_of_Style 4.29 5102 1920 5 1 false Wed Apr 29 05:18:44 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 05:22:33 -0700 2009 40172289 1660110 35909 0024182206 9780024182203 10 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35909.The_Elements_of_Style_1979_with_Revisions_an_Introduction_and_a_Chapter_on_Writing 4.53 30 1920 5 0 false Mon Dec 15 15:15:37 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 15:27:40 -0800 2008
I actually owned this book back in college, but I only used it as a reference; I didn't read it cover to cover. I now wish I had. At 85 pages, it is one of the short...more...]]> 81758916 1574263 29867 020530902X 9780205309023 61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168047567m/29867.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168047567s/29867.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29867.The_Elements_of_Style_Fourth_Edition 4.26 602 1920 5 0 false Tue Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 22 09:35:34 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 22 09:59:45 -0800 2009
It's hard to tell exactly how much E.B. White added when he revised the work of Professor Strunk, but I wo...more...]]> 48056835 1049915 33514 0205313426 9780205313426 434 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985m/33514.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985s/33514.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33514.The_Elements_of_Style 4.29 5102 1920 5 0 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 02 17:58:36 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 17:58:58 -0800 2009
What is most amazing is how it consolidates a wealth of information into accessible, bite-size chapters that are easy to search on and then easy to comprehend.

The section...more...]]> 15869267 901783 33514 0205313426 9780205313426 434 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985m/33514.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168447985s/33514.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33514.The_Elements_of_Style 4.29 5102 1920 2 1 false Fri Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 19 21:51:10 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 20:02:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 80796989 3000080 3721092 0205632645 9780205632640 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/37/92/3721092-m-1255629540.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/37/92/3721092-s-1255629540.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3721092.The_Elements_of_Style_50th_Anniversary_Edition 4.38 37 1920 3 0 false Sat Dec 12 16:41:10 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 12 16:46:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2243979