{"product_id":"sense-of-style-the-thinking-persons-guide-to-writing-in-the-21st-century","title":"Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eSteven Pinker\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780143127796\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e368\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Charming and erudite,\" \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003efrom the author of \u003ci\u003eRationality\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEnlightenment Now\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem.\" --Time.com\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing--and why should we care? From the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Better Angels of Our Nature \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEnlightenment Now.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this entertaining and eminently practical book, the cognitive scientist, dictionary consultant, and\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author Steven Pinker rethinks the usage guide for the twenty-first century. Using examples of great and gruesome modern prose while avoiding the scolding tone and Spartan tastes of the classic manuals, he shows how the art of writing can be a form of pleasurable mastery and a fascinating intellectual topic in its own right. \u003ci\u003eThe Sense of Style \u003c\/i\u003eis for writers of all kinds, and for readers who are interested in letters and literature and are curious about the ways in which the sciences of mind can illuminate how language works at its best.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century | Steven Pinker | Paperback | 9780143127796 | Used: Very Good | Language \u0026 Writing 1755463","offer_id":49201171431576,"sku":"1755463","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71ycoxPLzFL.jpg?v=1780780794","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/sense-of-style-the-thinking-persons-guide-to-writing-in-the-21st-century","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}