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Plotnik, Arthur was born on October 1, 1937 in White Plains, New York, United States. Son of Michael and Annabelle (Taub) Plotnik.
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(The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words) Author: Arthur Plotnik published on (June, 2012)
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By Arthur Plotnik - The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words, Revised (2nd Revised Edition) (2012-06-27) Paperback
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The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts Into Words
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“Humorous, thought-provoking, and right on the mark.”—Library Journal There are many grammar and usage books that give advice on correct English—this isn’t one of them. This is, instead a compact, popular guide to expressiveness as a goal apart from getting it right. Written with wit and humor, it offers writers, speakers, and self-improvers a fresh look at how they express (or fail to express) their thoughts and feelings. Elements of Expression offer readers many engaging examples of adventurous language that will not only capture attention, but help them communicate a greater range of meanings and experience. Those who want to write correctly will turn to other books. Those who care about language and want to write vividly, forcefully, effectively—in a word, expressively—will turn to this lively and informative guide. Richard Lederer, author of Crazy English says, “The Elements of Expression invites writers and speakers to make language that actually inhales and exhales, language with its shirtsleeves rolled up and eyes ablaze.” (Well put!) Arthur Plotnik is a versatile author whose works include the classic The Elements of Editing—a Book of the Month Club selection—as well as The Elements of Authorship. In his career with the American Library Association, he earned numerous distinctions as publisher, author, and editor. Reviewers have consistently praised Plotnik's writing for its accuracy, style, and wit, often ranking it with Strunk & White in practicality.
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The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Field Guide for City and Town by Plotnik, Arthur (2000) Paperback
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Honk If You're a Writer: Unabashed Advice, Undiluted Experience, Unadulterated Inspiration (reprinted as The Elements of Authorship)
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Elements of Expression Putting Thoughts
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The Elements of Editing,a Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists, 1st, First Paperback Edition
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The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists
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The Elements of Expression, Revised and Expanded Edition: Putting Thoughts Into Words
(A funny and useful grammar book! There are many grammar a...)
A funny and useful grammar book! There are many grammar and usage books that give advice on correct English. This isn't one of them. The Elements of Expression targets expressiveness as a goal apart from getting it technically right. Imagine the yawns a sportscaster would induce by announcing, "His bat struck the ball and the ball went into the stands," instead of "He took that ball downtown!" And why say, "I'd prefer it if you didn't volunteer your opinions," if what you really mean is "When I want your advice, I'll beat it out of you" (Chuck Norris, Code of Silence)? Written with uncommon wit and humor, The Elements of Expression offers writers, speakers, and self-improvers a fresh look at how they express (or fail to express) their thoughts and feelings. Plotnik supplies many engaging examples of adventurous language to show the tremendous power of words to describe and enliven human experience. For people who care about language and want to write or speak forcefully, effectively--in a word, expressively--this is the audiobook to turn on!
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The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Field Guide for City and Town
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The Elements of Authorship: Unabashed Advice, Undiluted Experience, Unadulterated Inspiration for Writers and Writers-to-be
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The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words, Revised and Expanded
( More than ever in this completely updated edition, The ...)
More than ever in this completely updated edition, The Elements of Expression helps word users "light up the cosmos or the written page or the face across the table" as they seek the radiance of expressiveness—the vivid expression of thoughts, feelings, and observations. Nothing kills radiance like the murky, generic language dominating today's talk, airwaves, and posts. It tugs at our every sentence, but using it to express anything beyond the ordinary is like flapping the tongue to escape gravity. The Elements of Expression offers an adventurous and inspiring flight into words that truly share what's percolating in our minds. Here writers, presenters, students, bloggers—even well intentioned "Mad Men"—will discover language to convey precise feelings, move audiences, delight and persuade. No snob or scold, the acclaimed word-maven Arthur Plotnik explores the full range of expressiveness, from playful "tough talk" to finely wrought literature, with hundreds of rousing examples. Confessing that we are all "like a squid in its ink" when first groping for luminous expression, he shines his amiable wit on the elements leading, ultimately, to language of "fissionable intensity."
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- The Elements of Expression, Revised and Expanded Edition: Putting Thoughts Into Words (A funny and useful grammar book! There are many grammar a...)
- The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words, Revised and Expanded by Arthur Plotnik (2012-06-12)
- The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts Into Words by Arthur Plotnik (2000-01-01)
- The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words (A unique, compact, witty guide to writing and speaking vi...)
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Arthur Plotnik, American writer. Fellow Iowa Writers Workshop Creative Writing, 1961; recipient award Educational Press Association American, 1973 (3), 77, 82, 83; certified of excellence International Reading Association, 1970, First Place award Verbatim essay competition, 1986, award American Society Business Press Editors, 1987, First Place award poetry competition Irish-American Heritage Center, Chicago, 2005, William Stafford award, 2008.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, State University New York, Binghamton, 1960; Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1961; Master of Science in liberal studies, Columbia University, 1966.
Career
General reporter, reviewer, Albany (New York) Times Union, 1963-1964; freelance writer, 1964-1966; editor, Librarians Office, Library of Congress, 1966-1969; associate editor, Wilson Library Bulletin, Bronx, New York, 1969-1974; editor-in-chief, American Libraries, Chicago, 1975-1989; associate public, American Library Association, 1989-1997; editorial director, American Library Association Editions, 1993-1997; writer, editorial consultant, since 1997. Adjunct instructor journalism Columbia College, Chicago, 1988-1989. Speaker in field.
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The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words, Revised and Expanded
( More than ever in this completely updated edition, The ...)
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The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words
(A unique, compact, witty guide to writing and speaking vi...)
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The Elements of Editing,a Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists, 1st, First Paperback Edition
(The Elements of Editing,a Modern Guide for Editors and Jo...)
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The Elements of Expression, Revised and Expanded Edition: Putting Thoughts Into Words
(A funny and useful grammar book! There are many grammar a...)
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The Elements of Expression, Revised and Expanded Edition: Putting Thoughts Into Words
(A funny and useful grammar book! There are many grammar a...)
- The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists
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The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts Into Words
(“Humorous, thought-provoking, and right on the mark.”—...)
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Honk If You're a Writer: Unabashed Advice, Undiluted Experience, Unadulterated Inspiration (reprinted as The Elements of Authorship)
(honk,writer. advice)
- (The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words) Author: Arthur Plotnik published on (June, 2012)
- By Arthur Plotnik - The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words, Revised (2nd Revised Edition) (2012-06-27) Paperback
- The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Field Guide for City and Town by Plotnik, Arthur (2000) Paperback
- The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words, Revised and Expanded by Arthur Plotnik (2012-06-12)
- Elements of Expression Putting Thoughts
- The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts Into Words by Arthur Plotnik (2000-01-01)
- The Urban Tree Book: An Uncommon Field Guide for City and Town
- The Elements of Authorship: Unabashed Advice, Undiluted Experience, Unadulterated Inspiration for Writers and Writers-to-be
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The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words, Revised and Expanded
Membership
Board of directors American Book Awards, 1979-1982. Board advisory University Press of America, since 1982. Served with United States Army Reserve, 1962-1967.
Member American Library Association, American Forests, Morton Arboretum.
Connections
Married Meta Von Borstel, September 6, 1960 (divorced 1979). Children: Julia Nicole, Katya Michelle. Married Mary Phelan, December 2, 1983.
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Fellow Iowa Writers Workshop Creative Writing, 1961. Recipient award Educational Press Association American, 1973 (3), 77, 82, 83. Certified of excellence International Reading Association, 1970, First Place award Verbatim essay competition, 1986, award American Society Business Press Editors, 1987, First Place award poetry competition Irish-American Heritage Center, Chicago, 2005, William Stafford award, 2008.Fellow Iowa Writers Workshop Creative Writing, 1961. Recipient award Educational Press Association American, 1973 (3), 77, 82, 83. Certified of excellence International Reading Association, 1970, First Place award Verbatim essay competition, 1986, award American Society Business Press Editors, 1987, First Place award poetry competition Irish-American Heritage Center, Chicago, 2005, William Stafford award, 2008.