The rise and fall of handwriting.
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"Steeped in the Palmer Method of handwriting she learned in Catholic school, Kitty Burns Florey is a self-confessed "penmanship nut" who loves the act of taking pen to paper. So when she discovered that some schools today forego handwriting drills in favor of teaching something …
"Steeped in the Palmer Method of handwriting she learned in Catholic school, Kitty Burns Florey is a self-confessed "penmanship nut" who loves the act of taking pen to paper. So when she discovered that some schools today forego handwriting drills in favor of teaching something …
"The native American Voltaire, the enemy of all puritans, the heretic in the Sunday school, the one-man demolition crew of the genteel tradition." 'Alistair Cooke Fiercely intelligent, scathingly honest, and hysterically funny, H.L. Mencken's coverage of the Scopes Monkey Trial …
Reveals the secrets of manual pencil sharpening in a humorous manifesto.
A hilarious guide to the lost art of artisanal pencil sharpening " ... I am so thrilled David Rees is picking up the reins of the forgotten art of manual graphite-encased-in-wood point-crafting. I love my pencil!" 'AMY SEDARIS "You may think that sharpening a pencil is easy, but…
Reveals the secrets of manual pencil sharpening in a humorous manifesto.
Frank O'Connor was one of the twentieth century's greatest short story writers, and one of Ireland's greatest authors ever. Now, O'Connor's influential and sought-after book on the short story is back. This book offers a master class with the master. With his sharp wit and strai…
Frank O'Connor was one of the twentieth century's greatest short story writers, and one of Ireland's greatest authors ever. Now, O'Connor's influential and sought-after book on the short story is back. This book offers a master class with the master. With his sharp wit and strai…
A completely original guide to the screenwriter's art-as only the writer of Blade Runner could concieve it. The master speaks, in this unique guide for screenwriters-and writers and artists of all kinds. In short paragraphs-oracular and enigmatic, hardhitting and concrete-the ma…
The only prose fiction of the author's career.
