{"product_id":"stellar-english-frank-l-cioffi-9780691239392","title":"Stellar English: A Down-To-Earth Guide to Grammar and Style","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn indispensable guide to essential principles of English grammar and usage\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStellar English\u003c\/i\u003e lays out the fundamentals of effective writing, from word choice and punctuation to parts of speech and common errors. Frank Cioffi emphasizes how formal written English--though only a subdialect of the language--enables writers to reach a wide and heterogenous audience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCioffi's many example sentences illustrating grammatical principles tilt in an otherworldly direction, making up a science fiction story involving alien invasion. Reading the book through will not only help you with your grammar but also reveal how the story ends! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn invaluable brief handbook for native and nonnative speakers alike, \u003ci\u003eStellar English\u003c\/i\u003e avoids the jargon and emphasis on outdated rules found in typical grammar guides and shows how good writing uses carefully constructed language that's at once appropriate to an audience and communicates--without distractions or confusion--just what the writer wants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank L. Cioffi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691239398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691239392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.87h x 4.96w x 1.34d","brand":"Frank L. Cioffi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44756623982847,"sku":"9780691239392","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21f72781-6df0-41df-8370-4b97f3befd67.jpg?v=1706593448","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stellar-english-frank-l-cioffi-9780691239392","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}