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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Blatt, Ben.     Subjects     Authorship -- Miscellanea.     Authorship -- Technique.     Books -- Statistics.     Canon (Literature)     Language and languages -- Word frequency.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Blatt, Ben.       by title:      Nabokov's favorite w...       by call number:      809 B644n     Search the Web     Blatt, Ben.     Authorship -- Miscellanea.     Authorship -- Technique.     Books -- Statistics.     Canon (Literature)     Language and languages -- Word frequency.       MARC Display

Nabokov's favorite word is mauve : what the numbers reveal about the classics, bestsellers, and our own writing / Ben Blatt. by Blatt, Ben. Simon & Schuster, 2017. Call #: 809 B644n Subjects Authorship -- Miscellanea.   Authorship -- Technique.   Books -- Statistics.   Canon (Literature)   Language and languages -- Word frequency. ISBN:  9781501105388 (hc.) 9781501105395 (pbk.) Edition:  First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Description:  271 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Contents:  Use sparingly -- He wrote, she wrote -- Searching for fingerprints -- Write by example -- Guiltier pleasures -- UK vs. US -- Cliches, repeats, and favorites -- How to judge a book by its cover -- Beginnings and endings. Summary:  Statistician and journalist Ben Blatt brings big data to the literary canon, exploring the wealth of fun findings that remain hidden in the works of the world's greatest writers. He assembles a database of thousands of books and hundreds of millions of words, and starts asking the questions that have intrigued curious word nerds and book lovers for generations: What are our favorite authors' favorite words? Do men and women write differently? Are bestsellers getting dumber over time? Which bestselling writer uses the most clichés? What makes a great opening sentence? How can we judge a book by its cover? And which writerly advice is worth following or ignoring? Blatt draws upon existing analysis techniques and invents some of his own. All of his investigations and experiments are original, conducted himself, and no math knowledge is needed to understand the results. Blatt breaks his findings down into lucid, humorous language and clear and compelling visuals. This book will provide you with a new appreciation for your favorite authors and a fresh perspective on your own writing, illuminating both the patterns that hold great prose together and the brilliant flourishes that make it unforgettable. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 809 B644n Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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