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Here are current top-selling books of interest to nonfiction writers.


1.		A Short Guide to Writing about Film (Short Guides Series) from Longman Price: $36.00 Customer Review: I received the book I had ordered in less than a week. It was in great condition. I was very pleased. It was an easy read and was very helpful to me for the film class I was taking on American Westerns, in which I had to write three research papers.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


2.		Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University from Plume Price: $10.20 Customer Review: Mentoring from the masters, they talk about their approach to their craft, often with surprising depth. A great bedtime book as each transcription is just a few pages long.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


3.		AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $41.54 Customer Review: As a copy editor and proofreader in the medical and pharmaceutical advertising and communications industries, this text is necessary for my work, as most of my clients use AMA style as THEIR style. However, I have found that this series of texts changes every few years simply as a money maker for... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


4.		Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir from Free Press Price: $16.50 Customer Review: This morning at 4:30 I turned on the light to read a few more pages of Old Friend From Far Away. I skipped toward the end and read about how at a celebration for the twentieth anniversary of Natalie's first book, a woman who took her writing class when she was a young student at an alternative... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


5.		Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings, Concise Edition (4th Edition) from Longman Price: $45.60 Customer Review: book was like new! I appreciated the honesty in the description and prompt service. :)	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


6.		Reporting Technical Information from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $57.76 Customer Review: This book was a required text for an introductory Technical Writing course. I would not have purchased it otherwise. The emphasis of the book is on writing standard business reports and does not cover the full scope of modern Technical Writing. (no white papers, no procedural manuals, no scientific... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


7.		Thinking About Memoir (AARP) from Sterling Price: $10.17 Customer Review: In her book, "Thinking About Memoir," Abigail Thomas vanquishes a lot of preconceived notions of what a memoir should be. After reading her little book and doing some of the exercises, I went back to my memoir which I had started ten years ago with renewed energy and perspective. Her book is a great... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


8.		Tell It Slant from McGraw-Hill Price: $10.17 Customer Review: This book was received in the condition as described by the seller. I was completely satisfied with this purchase.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


9.		Drawing From Life: The Journal as Art from Princeton Architectural Press Price: $16.50 Customer Review: Art journaling has become so popular, I think by example. People see themselves in others' work and want to imitate and branch off and personalize. When we read about and see other's journal/art we don't feel so isolated and weird. Sometimes looking thru other's journals makes me feel kind of like... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


10.		Writing for Story: Craft Secrets of Dramatic Nonfiction from Plume Price: $10.20 Customer Review: This beyond a doubt the best book on the basic structure of Story available. I deeply sympathize with those who did not like it, structuring is by far the hardest part of writing. I also agree that having two of the author's feature stories appear twice (once in plain text, once annotated) is... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


11.		Writing Creative Nonfiction from Story Press Price: $12.91 Customer Review: Great book. I'd recommend it to anyone who want to write interesting free flowing articles be it stories or anything. This book offers you with knowledge you'd need to write a good essay, story or book. I love this book it has really helped me improve my writing skills. Writing Creative... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


12.		Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals (Perfect Phrases) from McGraw-Hill Price: $9.95 Customer Review: ORDERED THE BOOK AND WAS TO BE SHIPPED AUGUST 13TH BY US POST OFFICE, THROUGH DVDLEGACY AND TO THIS DATE...THE 2ND OF SEPTEMBER STILL HAVE NOT RECIEVED IT. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT KEEP SINGING YOU A SONG AND TAKE THEIR SWEET OLD TIME TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS, DON'T EVEN BOTHER ORDERING THE BOOK....YOU... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


13.		Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir from Mariner Books Price: $11.16 Customer Review: As a personal and corporate biographer, I hear many different life stories and have learned that no one approach or format fits all. This collection of essays is a splendid example of how different individuals see their lives in their own ways. The essays together also serve to reassure any would-be... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


14.		Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction--and Get It Published from W. W. Norton & Company Price: $10.85 Customer Review: This book is filled with great tips from two experts, each with 20 plus years in the publishing industry. Anyone with a desire to write a serious non-fiction book and get it published will benefit from Thinking Like Your Editor.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


15.		Will Write for Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Restaurant Reviews, Articles, Memoir, Fiction and More from Da Capo Press Price: $10.85 Customer Review: I picked this book up hoping to write a cookbook, and I have to say that I love it overall. Dianne's style is lyrical, and she's got the friendly tone of a beloved mentor. It's a comprehensive guide, and while it covers any topics, if you want to delve into deeper detail on any one of them, you need... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


16.		The Fourth Genre: Contemporary Writers of/on Creative Nonfiction (4th Edition) from Longman Price: $59.69 Customer Review: I've been using this book in a career writing class where we have been focusing on learning how to write creative non-fiction. It is a great book full of incredible selections and is a great introduction to the field of Creative Nonfiction. Let me tell you, after years of writing academic essays,... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


17.		Writing the Memoir: From Truth to Art, Second Edit from The Eighth Mountain Press Price: $10.17 Customer Review: An excellent book answering FAQs that you didn't know you had or if you did, you didn't know how to ask them. As I was crafting my own memoir, this book helped guide me on the path. I kept going back to it again and again as a reference, a reminder and as encouragement. Note that it has writing... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


18.		Writing Life Stories: How To Make Memories Into Memoirs, Ideas Into Essays And Life Into Literature from Writers Digest Books Price: $11.55	Click here for more information


19.		Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide (perfect-bound) (11th Edition) (Writing Research Papers) from Longman Customer Review: This was not mine and should have been removed from my review area. The book was returned.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


20.		Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody can Write (Revised and Updated) from Perigee Trade Price: $10.17 Customer Review: I purchased this book hoping for information for my book proposal. I was not disappointed. This book has valuable information and I am happy with my purchases.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information