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Harbinger of Books rated it

13 years ago

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This is a great book which breaks down the research process on a fundamental level and helps you to think about what motives you and to create a topic and how you derived a question etc. I used this primarily for the social sciences but I think it could be used for other types of research as well.

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Nyssa's Reading Life rated it

14 years ago

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I liked the advice in the first half of this book. Williams writes very directly about how to trim the fat from bloated prose. The second half wasn't as strong, though. It contains tips about how to keep an argument coherent, and for the most part, the tips here seem obvious, almost not worth writin...

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davdittrich read rated it

16 years ago

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spocksbro rated it

16 years ago

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This is a brilliant little guide to improving your writing that I wish I had known about when I was an English teacher.Williams begins with the basics and builds up to chapters on style and usage. The underlying themes throughout are two: Good writing is not limited to professional authors - anyone ...

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