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Tag Archives: books
writing like those I admire
That half conscious state between sleeping and waking seems to be the time that I begin to compose a blog post. I often wake up relatively early with a half formed idea. I then work on it idly, gradually waking … Continue reading
Posted in academic book, academic life, academic writing, argument, authority in writing, de Certeau, reading
Tagged academic writing, books, Pat Thomson
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judging a book by its cover – or title – or author order
One of the things that academic authors get very vexed about is the title of their book. They also often get very concerned about what goes on the cover. I’m no exception to this, although I have learnt to be … Continue reading
Posted in author order, book cover, book title, books, marketing
Tagged author order, book covers, book marketing, book titles, books, Pat Thomson
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a literature review as collective and inner library
I recently mentioned in passing in this blog, in relation to writing book reviews in fact, the book by Pierre Bayard provocatively entitled How to talk about books you haven’t read (2007). I want to suggest now that this is … Continue reading
Posted in academic book, Bayard, books, literature review
Tagged books, collective library, inner library, Pat Thomson, Pierre Bayard, reading
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