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Writing Creative Nonfiction

Writing Creative Nonfiction presents more than thirty essays on today's hottest literary form--creative nonfiction. the stellar line-up of contributors includes Philip Lopate, William Least-Heat Moon, Diane Ackerman, Ted Conover, Dinty Moore and many others. From researching ideas and structuring the story, to reportage and personal reflection, this book covers every key element of the craft. Each essay is followed by three exercises for hands-on learning. * An impressive line up of the best teachers from the finest writing programs throughout the country * Creative nonfiction titles are hot--with new books hitting the bestseller lists everyday! * the AWP's role guarantees strong consumer and academic interest Carolyn Forcȟ is one of the most widely respected poets in the country, with her books the Country Between Us and the Angel of History ranking among the top collections published in recent years. She teaches in the MFA program at George Mason University. Philip Gerard is the author of three novels, a memoir and two books of writing instruction for Story Press: Creative Nonfiction and Writing a Book that Makes a Difference. A past president of AWP, Gerard teaches in the MFA program at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Modernism in Design

Ten new and important essays on design cover Modernism's fortunes in Germany, Italy, Sweden, Britain, Spain, Belgium and the USA; they range in subject matter from world fairs and everyday domestic objects to American West coast architecture and French and Italian furniture. With essays by Tim Benton, Gillian Naylor, Penny Sparke, Wendy Kaplan, Clive Wainwright, Martin Gaughan, Guy Julier, Mimi Wilms, Julian Holder and Paul Greenhalgh. "The object of this book is to diffuse myths. If modernism has, in the past, been both absurdly praised and absurdly damned, Modernism in Design seeks to lift it out of this cycle, and to demonstrate that the modern movement could offer neither Jerusalem nor Babylon ... In this, the book succeeds admirably."—Designer's Journal "While this collection of essays is aimed primarily at design historians and students of design history, hard-pressed practising designers and architects should make room for it on their bookshelves."—Design