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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dennis Baron (Professor of English and Linguistics, Professor of English and Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 0.530kg ISBN: 9780195388442ISBN 10: 0195388445 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 29 October 2009 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface: Technologies of the Word Introduction 1.: TeknoFear 2.: Thoreau's Pencil 3.: National Handwriting Day 4.: Writing on Clay 5.: When WordStar Was King 6.: Trusting the Text 7.: Writing on Screen 8.: Everyone's an Author 9.: A Space of One's Own 10.: The Dark Side of the Web 11.: From Pixels to Pencils Works CitedReviewsHighly enjoyable book...He writes with infectious curiosity and wit. Stephen Poole There is much that is worthwhile in 'A Better Pencil'. Times Higher Education A gleeful and provocative read. Stuart Kelly, Scotland on Sunday Baron engages with readers' experiences and personal encounters with new media used as tools for self-expression and general dialogue. He follows a personalized, humerous and at times eccentric course, discussing writing tools (including a long and fascinating section on the complex history of pencil-making) and musing on processes and social experimentation. David Finkelstein, The Times Literary Supplement There is much that is worthwhile in 'A Better Pencil'. Times Higher Education A gleeful and provocative read. Stuart Kelly, Scotland on Sunday Author InformationDennis Baron is Professor of English and Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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