Joe Moran

Autor von First you write a sentence : a primer for writing, reading ... and life

13 Werke 604 Mitglieder 22 Rezensionen

Über den Autor

Joe Moran is professor of English and cultural history at Liverpool John Moores University. His previous books include On Roads: A Hidden History, which was longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize.

Werke von Joe Moran

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First you write a sentence : a primer for writing, reading ... and life (2018) 108 Exemplare

On Roads: A Hidden History (2009) 103 Exemplare

Queuing for Beginners: The Story of Daily Life from Breakfast to Bedtime (2007) 100 Exemplare

First You Write a Sentence: The Elements of Reading, Writing . . . and Life (2019) 94 Exemplare

Shrinking Violets: The Secret Life of Shyness (2016) 66 Exemplare

Interdisciplinarity (2001) 44 Exemplare

Armchair Nation: An intimate history of Britain in front of the TV (2013) 42 Exemplare

Reading the Everyday (2005) 23 Exemplare

If You Should Fail: A Book of Solace (2020) 16 Exemplare

Star Authors: Literary Celebrity in America (2000) 5 Exemplare

Queuing for Beginners: The Story of Daily Life from Breakfast to Bedtime by Joe Moran (2007-05-04) (1836) 1 Exemplar

Shrinking Violets Lib/E: The Secret Life of Shyness (2021) 1 Exemplar

"Simple Words": Peter Ackroyd's Autobiography of Oscar Wilde 1 Exemplar

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Geburtstag: 1970-03-24
Geschlecht: male
Nationalität: UK
Wohnorte: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Ausbildung: University of Sussex (DPhil|American Studies)
University of Leeds
Berufe: social historian
cultural historian
Organisationen: Liverpool John Moores University

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First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of… von Joe Moran

Almost perfect

One of the most enjoyable books about writing that I have read. Moran practices what he preaches, in his own words, and the examples he chooses. Until he arrives at the end...

The three 'biographies' are moving and beautifully illustrative - but would be better woven elsewhere in the text. And the remaining paragraphs continue selling something this reader has already bought.

A very useful, instructive book to which I will return - without the final chapter.… (mehr)

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Parthurbook | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Nov 6, 2023 |

First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of… von Joe Moran

It's marvelous to write a perfect sentence, but for a book to be even decent, it needs to be more than perfect sentence after perfect sentence. I found this book profoundly exhausting.

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autoclave | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Oct 4, 2021 |