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euroclydon on Feb 9, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: How to game the U.S. higher-education system

The author forgot the writing portion of the GRE, which is not easily gamed at all, not to mention that writing is crucial for academic success. You must be able to write. How about some tips for writing well?

anewaccountname on Feb 9, 2009 | [–]

Writing well? http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-25th-Anniversary-Nonficti...

euroclydon on Feb 9, 2009 | | [–]

Thanks, I just ordered the audio book.

Have you heard of Prof. Drout's A Way With Words? It's great.

http://www.recordedbooks.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=scholar.sh...

mhb on Feb 9, 2009 | [–]

How to write well:

http://www.jerrypournelle.com/slowchange/myjob.html

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