{"title":"Donald M Murray","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"writing-to-deadline-book-donald-m-murray-9780325002255","title":"Writing to Deadline","description":"Set in the late 1950s, this provocative novel follows Adrianne, a Houston native who has recently arrived in Manhattan and wanders the city having indiscriminate sex with strangers. She soon falls in with Alfredo, a Cuban-American artist who coerces her into prostitution in order to support his lifestyle and who treats her with increasing levels of brutality. Adrianne must ultimately rely on reserves of an inner strength to claw her way out of her desperate circumstances. This gripping exploration of a young womanOs search for love and self in the big city is titillating and psychologically haunting in equal measure.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49605627314449,"sku":"GOR005125225","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50031712829713,"sku":"CIN0325002258G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50306947580177,"sku":"CIN0325002258VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53121719337233,"sku":"CIN0325002258A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0325002258.jpg?v=1750813139"},{"product_id":"write-to-learn-book-donald-m-murray-9780155002036","title":"Write to Learn","description":"Barbara Smith, founding partner and creative genius behind B. Smith's restaurants in New York's theater district and Washington's Union Station, shares her entertaining style, ideas, and advice. B. Smith's: Entertaining and Cooking for Friends speaks with a jazzy rhythm, an urban energy, and a global perspective as it addresses the entertaining needs of a new generation.\u003cp\u003e In 100 soul-satisfying recipes and chapters on party events such as a Cocktail Party for Business and Pleasure, a Picnic at the Beach, and a romantic Valentine's Dinner for Two, Barbara Smith defines her appealing approach to entertaining which, like her popular bistro, is cosmopolitan and elegant, yet casual and fun. She explains the importance of maintaining a sense of spontaneity, being prepared to improvise, and most important, having fun at your own party.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With authority and humor, Barbara leads us through all the steps of planning a party, from extending the invitation to deciding on the menu, selecting the wine and other beverages, and preparing your home and yourself for the event. Barbara's extensive travels as a fashion model and her wide circle of celebrity friends provide a source of lively anecdotes as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The selection of recipes is eclectic, reflecting French and Italian influences on the Southern food Barbara grew up with. She offers her favortie recipes, both from the restaurants' menus and from her home, including such delicious dishes as Grilled Salmon and Wild Mushroom Salad, Chicken Cornbread Pot Pie, Profiteroles, and Sweet Potato Pecan Pie with Praline Sauce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With more than 90 photos of the party events, table settings and fininshed food, B. Smith's: Entertaining and Cooking for Friends will help all of us chart the course for our next dinner at home, whether it's an intimate dinner for two or a celebration for twenty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49631720538385,"sku":"GOR013336806","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50345884713233,"sku":"CIN0155002031G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51689767665937,"sku":"CIN0155002031VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51798335291665,"sku":"CIN0155002031A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0155002031.jpg?v=1750876293"},{"product_id":"writing-for-your-readers-book-donald-m-murray-9780871069757","title":"Writing for Your Readers","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49917514285329,"sku":"CIN087106975XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50507878990097,"sku":"CIN087106975XA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/087106975X.jpg?v=1750819316"},{"product_id":"craft-of-revision-book-donald-m-murray-9780030706929","title":"Craft of Revision","description":"This revised text introduces a new process - focus, collect, shape, order, develop, voice, edit. It builds effective writing from the standpoint of increasing the strengths rather than eliminating error.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49994375135505,"sku":"CIN0030706920G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0030706920.jpg?v=1751132599"},{"product_id":"crafting-a-life-in-essay-story-poem-book-donald-m-murray-9780867094039","title":"Crafting a Life in Essay, Story, Poem","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCrafting a Life in Essay, Story, Poem\u003c\/i\u003e, Donald Murray demonstrates the craft that has been his discipline and joy for more than half a century. He describes how the writing act has allowed him to live his life twice--once in experience and once again as the evolving draft illuminates the texture and meaning of that experience. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMurray takes the reader into his private writer's workshop and not only reveals the basic techniques of writing essays, stories, and poems, but also discusses the attitudes--emotional and mental--that determine the effectiveness of his craft. Beginning and experienced writers will work beside this Pulitzer Prize winning craftsperson, catching ideas from life, developing them in language, shaping them into publishable forms. In the first section of the book, Murray talks about attitudes and skills that encourage and initiate writing. Then he deals with specific techniques of writing the personal essay, fiction, and poetry. In the final section, he explains the skills of revision and editing as well as ways to develop a writing community and submit work for publication. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrafting a Life in Essay, Story, Poem\u003c\/i\u003e is both a celebration of the writing process and a practical manual on how to explore the world with the written line. It is a book that every teacher and every student of writing should own. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49994695803153,"sku":"CIN0867094036G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50763352047889,"sku":"CIN0867094036VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0867094036.jpg?v=1750787079"},{"product_id":"read-to-write-book-donald-m-murray-9780030697760","title":"Read to Write","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50054752567569,"sku":"CIN003069776XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/003069776X.jpg?v=1751164031"},{"product_id":"read-to-write-book-donald-m-murray-9780155001909","title":"Read to Write","description":"Designed primarily for students in composition courses, Read to Write explains and demonstrates how writers read both their own works in progress and the published works of other writers in order to learn how to write more effectively.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50058591502609,"sku":"CIN0155001906A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50345860071697,"sku":"CIN0155001906G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0155001906.jpg?v=1750694390"},{"product_id":"craft-of-revision-book-donald-m-murray-9780155016361","title":"The Craft of Revision","description":"Designed to function as a primary text or supplement for freshman English and basic composition courses, this brief, completely revised text introduces a new process - focus, collect, shape, order, develop, voice, edit. It builds effective writing from the standpoint of increasing the strengths rather than eliminating error. Murray, pioneer of the process approach used in Write to Learn, Read to Write, and The Craft of Revision, First Edition, breaks the revision process down in a new manner that makes it more accessible to a broad range of students.  Features:  * Includes professional and student case histories that reveal the process of revision in action. * Shows students how to read, diagnose problems, and design solutions for work in progress. * Suggestions for writing activities are woven into the text and follow each major section.  New to this edition:  * Presents new material to help students find writing subjects and strategies to develop drafts worthy of revision (Chapter 1). * Offers many reading techniques  and shows how one professional writer reads his work in progress (Chapter 2).  * Provides new section in each key chapter on diagnosing and solving common writing problems. * Places new emphasis on academic writing that helps students learn to write effectively in their college courses. * Illustrates six case histories of students revising with earlier and later drafts that can be used for student examination and class discussion (also includes two professional case histories).","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50098385551633,"sku":"CIN0155016369A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50517707161873,"sku":"CIN0155016369VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50761563078929,"sku":"CIN0155016369G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0155016369.jpg?v=1750876296"},{"product_id":"shoptalk-book-donald-m-murray-9780867092585","title":"Shoptalk","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50137271009553,"sku":"CIN0867092580VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50370830565649,"sku":"CIN0867092580G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0867092580.jpg?v=1751202605"},{"product_id":"write-to-learn-book-donald-m-murray-9780155019867","title":"Write to Learn","description":"Three new chapters have been added to this popular guide to the writing process, making the fifth edition the most complete and efficient ever.  Putting the beginning composition student at ease with his sensible approach, renowned award-winning writer Donald Murray initiates student writing from the very first pages and introduces sequential writing skills that help students find a voice, understand forms of writing, and appreciate the writing of others.  The three new chapters provide guidelines for various writing tasks, case histories of the writing process, and connects good writing with effective reading.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50146290565393,"sku":"CIN0155019864G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50715757019409,"sku":"CIN0155019864VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0155019864.jpg?v=1751389570"},{"product_id":"write-to-learn-book-donald-m-murray-9780030062186","title":"Write to Learn","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50162522095889,"sku":"CIN0030062187G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":52102567428369,"sku":"CIN0030062187A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0030062187.jpg?v=1750972386"},{"product_id":"craft-of-revision-book-donald-m-murray-9780155069558","title":"The Craft of Revision","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50345240789265,"sku":"CIN0155069551G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53371542798609,"sku":"CIN0155069551VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0155069551.jpg?v=1751101704"},{"product_id":"my-twice-lived-life-book-donald-m-murray-9780345436900","title":"My Twice-Lived Life","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50349460750609,"sku":"CIN0345436903G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50349465043217,"sku":"CIN0345436903VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50349821591825,"sku":"CIN0345436903A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0345436903.jpg?v=1750974682"},{"product_id":"lively-shadow-book-donald-m-murray-9780345449849","title":"The Lively Shadow","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50349833650449,"sku":"CIN0345449843VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52946768036113,"sku":"CIN0345449843G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0345449843.jpg?v=1750739449"},{"product_id":"craft-of-revision-book-donald-m-murray-9780155054462","title":"The Craft of Revision","description":"Pulitzer Prize winning author Donald M. Murray takes a lively and inspiring approach to writing and revision that does not condescend but invites the student into the writer's studio. Now in its third edition, The Craft of Revision demonstrates tried and true methods used by successful writers to refine their own work, entwined with readings and writing suggestions which challenge students to apply what they have learned.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":50608449454353,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50608450928913,"sku":"CIN0155054465G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0155054465.jpg?v=1750694401"},{"product_id":"the-craft-of-revision-american-public-university-system-book-donald-m-murray-9781413099324","title":"The Craft of Revision (American Public University System)","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50913527398673,"sku":"CIN1413099327VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52491418009873,"sku":"CIN1413099327G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1413099327.jpg?v=1751305079"},{"product_id":"writing-for-your-readers-book-donald-m-murray-9781564400512","title":"Writing for Your Readers","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51521561493777,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51521562345745,"sku":"CIN1564400514G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51712978288913,"sku":"CIN1564400514VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1564400514.jpg?v=1751341200"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/de-ch\/collections\/autor-buecher-von-donald-m-murray.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}