{"product_id":"academic-writing-as-if-readers-matter-hardcover","title":"Academic Writing as If Readers Matter - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeonard Cassuto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA guide to writing with the reader in mind\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you want people to read your writing, it has to be readable. In \u003ci\u003eAcademic Writing as if Readers Matter\u003c\/i\u003e, Leonard Cassuto offers academic writers a direct, practical prescription for writing that will be read and understood: Take care of your reader. With a wealth of examples from the arts and sciences, this short, witty book provides invaluable advice to writers at all levels, in all fields, on how to write better for both specialized and broad audiences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGood academic writing depends on connecting with readers, earning their time and attention. Cassuto offers tips and advice on how to sharpen arguments and make complex ideas compelling. He addresses the workings of introductions and conclusions, transitions, signposts, paragraphs, and sentences--all the building blocks of academic writing. He also shows how storytelling and metaphor can make your prose more engaging than you thought possible. And he explains the proper use of that most dangerous of tools: jargon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book can make any academic writer--including you--into a better writer. That means becoming a better communicator of the ideas and discoveries you want the world to grasp. For the sake of readers inside the academy and beyond it, \u003ci\u003eAcademic Writing as if Readers Matter\u003c\/i\u003e shows how and why you have to make your writing connect with the people you're writing for.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonard Cassuto\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at Fordham University. He writes a regular column, \"The Graduate Adviser,\" for the \u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, and his many books include \u003ci\u003eThe New PhD: How to Build a Better Graduate Education\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.7 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47458886942898,"sku":"9780691263601","price":179.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/c4ec9acfa029a3a3880ffa0451ecbee4_11bbc7dc-2de0-4f45-bb92-07b7319d5a06.webp?v=1778896100","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/academic-writing-as-if-readers-matter-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}