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Robert W. Harris (1) (1954–)

Author of The Word Book II

For other authors named Robert W. Harris, see the disambiguation page.

33 Works 578 Members 5 Reviews

Works by Robert W. Harris

The Word Book II (1983) 100 copies
The Word Book (1976) 55 copies

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Birthdate
1954-05-09
Gender
male

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101 Things NOT to Do Before You Die
Like the concept of this book as they each have a title. At the end there are fun activities to do along with fascinating facts about the topic being discussed.
Some things are just common sense and you shake your head at why you'd want to do them anyways, LOL
Love topic of running of the bulls in Pamploma and the discussion on this topic.
 
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jbarr5 | Jul 27, 2018 |
If I can recommend only one book on the craft of writing, this is it. Wherever you use English - school reports, blogs, business proposals, or novels - this book can help you do so more effectively, more efficiently and more enjoyably.

Most books on writing just lay down the law. Robert W. Harris doesn't make that mistake. From the outset, he acknowledges that bad writing is an addiction; an -ism that is given to misdirect your pen. We are gripped by malescribism! This book is a treatment plan for recovery...

More at http://pratalife.blogspot.com/2008/11/when-good-people-write-bad-sentences.html
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pratalife | 1 other review | Feb 9, 2014 |
If I can recommend only one book on the craft of writing, this is it. Wherever you use English - school reports, blogs, business proposals, or novels - this book can help you do so more effectively, more efficiently and more enjoyably.

Most books on writing just lay down the law. Robert W. Harris doesn't make that mistake. From the outset, he acknowledges that bad writing is an addiction; an -ism that is given to misdirect your pen. We are gripped by malescribism! This book is a treatment plan for recovery...

More at http://pratalife.blogspot.com/2008/11/when-good-people-write-bad-sentences.html
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pratalife | 1 other review | Feb 9, 2014 |
The book lead me to believe the culprit had to be one of a certain set of people right off the bat, and then there was no twist to surprise me with a new unsuspected character. I found it hard to believe they kept putting the notes back in the book, and nobody took real measures to see who was coming and going, or who could be retrieving the murder instructions.
There were redundant pages of second thoughts, and explaining how the characters felt, or what they knew as far as the investigation went so far. Also, the client and killers' names were not known and so there was a tedious description, similar to "The man who hired the killer to kill this person and that person did this..." many times.
I had difficulty believing in the assassin's character, as far as their "skills" went and how and why there were doing what they did even with a tiny bit of an explanation as to what drove their appetite to kill, especially in their current profession. I guess, I am a little disappointed because I didn't feel deeply. I didn't feel love or passion, hate or remorse, and I didn't feel anything when people died.
There came a point when I had the ending figured out. It was just, plunk, there you go.
The book didn't really have any grit.
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TinaMarieSays | Dec 6, 2013 |

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