{"product_id":"the-elephants-of-style-bill-walsh-9780071422680","title":"The Elephants of Style: A Trunkload of Tips on the Big Issues and Gray Areas of Contemporary American English","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Advice on good writing from everybody's favorite editorial curmudgeon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersnickety, cantankerous, opinionated, entertaining, hilarious, wise...these are a few of the adjectives reviewers used to describe good-writing maven Bill Walsh's previous book, \u003ci\u003eLapsing Into a Comma\u003c\/i\u003e. Now, picking up where he left off in \u003ci\u003eLapsing\u003c\/i\u003e, Walsh addresses the dozen or so biggest issues that every writer or editor must master. He also offers a trunkload of good advice on the many little things that add up to good writing. Featuring all the elements that made \u003ci\u003eLapsing \u003c\/i\u003esuch a fun read, including Walsh's trademark acerbic wit and fascinating digressions on language and its discontents, \u003ci\u003eThe Elephants of Style \u003c\/i\u003eprovides: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTips on how to tame the \"elephants of style\"--the most important, frequently confused elements of good writing \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore of Walsh's popular \"Curmudgeon's Stylebook\"--includes entries such as Snarky Specificity, Metaphors, Near and Far, Actually is the New Like, and other uses and misuses of language \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpert advice for writers and editors on how to work together for best results \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Walsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0071422684\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780071422680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGraw-Hill Companies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2004 pg. 36","brand":"Bill Walsh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994742456575,"sku":"9780071422680","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f905b517-a9b7-4730-841c-5fd136d43052.jpg?v=1683331923","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-elephants-of-style-bill-walsh-9780071422680","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}