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| Author: Claire Kehrwald Cook
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Category: Book
List Price: $13.95
Buy New: $10.66
You Save: $3.29 (24%)
Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 10234
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 219
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0395393914
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.042
UPC: 046442393911
EAN: 9780395393918
Publication Date: June 30, 1985
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| Customer Reviews:
 Essential guide to revising one's own writing September 20, 1997
24 out of 27 found this review helpful
Absolutely fabulous work designed to help you edit your own writing. It's that perspective that distinguishes Line by Line from anything else. What should you look for in revising your sentences. What is good grammatical structure, proper punctuation, etc. The book should achieve the status of a classic -- it is that good
My favorite book on editing. July 13, 1998
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
As an editor, I have shelves of books on the subject. This book remains my favorite. Once you get bored with editing books that read like a high school grammer, check this book out. It brings you to a more refined level of editing.
 Line by Line June 2, 2006
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Line by Line: How to Improve Your Own Writing is a classic, and with good reason. If you like words like "gerund" and "prepositional phrase," Line by Line has a lot to offer. Specific instructions on how to tell if a sentence is wordy, for instance, even if you don't have an "ear" for it, include such factors as the ratio of nouns to active verbs, and how many prepositional phrases are used.
Examples throughout the book soften, but do not eliminate, the academic style. If you prefer something in plain English, read the excellent Woe Is I, by Patricia T. O'Conner. If you want a serious study-guide for improving your writing, Line by Line is a great choice.
You've got to buy this book! June 11, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Superb! I am a programmer by day and a writer of articles on programming at other times.
Growing up in England I was taught every miniscule detail of the English language. How to construct sentences and how pronunciation changes depending on word stems, Country of origin and so on. I had a pretty good grasp on writing. At work I spend some of my time re-writing briefing notes, user manuals, and proof-reading emails.
On top of this I study grammar and style manuals. You get a feel for where I'm coming from in terms of expertise.
This book changed my entire outlook on writing. I am only up to page 26 and already I have hacked through some articles like a whipper-snipper through a weeded garden. I found some habitual mistakes I constantly make and curbed some emerging ones. This is a fantastic book!
The last briefing note I edited started as a monstrosity of bad grammar and ended as a shining example of what this book has to offer.
I cannot recommend this book enough. It is only 200 pages but not a word is wasted. It is concise and packed full of information and is an example of its own subject.
A Nice read October 2, 2005
3 out of 15 found this review helpful
A really well informed book. Any person who is a writer should read....
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