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Steven Pinker

The Sense of Style

The Sense of Style

A modern writing guide by cognitive scientist and linguist Steven Pinker that applies science and common sense to the art of writing.

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    “This is a wonderful writing guide and most impressively, it follows its own advice. It’s a kind of book you’ll continue to read not just because the content is good but because the author’s style of writing is so gravitational.”

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