{"product_id":"9781479422920","title":"The Elements of Style","description":"William Strunk, Jr.'s classic book on writing and the proper use of the English language should be required reading for every English student. \u003cp\u003e\". . . a marvellous and timeless little book . . . Here, succinctly, elegantly and without fuss are the essentials of writing clear, correct English.\" -John Clare, The Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I used Strunk-that's what we called it, Strunk-as a student at Berkeley fifty years ago. I didn't know that it was new, and that we were the first generation to be educated in The Elements of Style. I got a firm foundation in the English language, learned to write basically, and could depict the realistic world. Then I was able to become an impressionist and expressionist.\" -Maxine Hong Kingston\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I first read The Elements of Style during the summer before I went off to Exeter, and I still direct my students at Harvard to their definition about the difference between 'that' and 'which.' It is the Bible for good, clear writing.\" -Henry Louis Gates, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W.L.C.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027701481712,"sku":"9781479422920","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781479422920_p0.jpg?v=1763616901","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781479422920","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}