In Simple & Direct, Jacques Barzun, celebrated author and educator, distills from a lifetime of writing and teaching his thoughts about the craft of writing. In chapters on diction, syntax, tone, meaning, composition, and revision, Barzun describes and prescribes the techniques to correct even the most ponderous style. Exercises, model passages -- both literary and unorthodox -- and hundreds of often amusing examples of usage gone wrong demonstrate the process of making intelligent choices and guide us toward developing strong and distinctive prose.

A few lucky women have been born with style -- think Diana Vreeland and Jacqueline Onassis -- but for most of us, style is something that comes with time and experience. Above all, style begins with a sense of who you are and your self-confidence. Style comes from opening yourself to the world around you -- to books and movies, art, music, travel, and especially to other people. In this upbeat and engaging book, designer Kate Spade talks about the many people and experiences that have inspired her. For Kate, movies as varied as The Swimmer and The Red Balloon have influenced her vision of style, as have such places as Mexico (where she and her husband, Andy, vacation each year), Napa Valley, and her hometown of Kansas City. In the pages of Style, you'll find a large section devoted to the colors Kate most loves and suggestions for combining them. Accessories, which are the backbone of her wardrobe, are given full treatment here, including shoes, handbags, hats, gloves, and jewelry; and a portfolio of Kate's personal favorites from her own closet is showcased. Style in the office, evening style, even ideas for style when you travel and when you play are all featured here. The last section of Style focuses on maintaining your wardrobe, including tips on organizing your closet, caring for vintage clothes, and keeping your jewelry in good condition. Style, with 230 watercolor illustrations, is a wonderfully personal and friendly book intended for readers of all ages and style temperaments. If there's one rule Kate espouses, it's that true style comes when you follow your own rules. Moreover, as the writers William Strunk, Jr., and E. B. White once wrote, "To achieve style, begin by affecting none."

《我的风格小黑皮书》“这是一堂基础课，它讲述风格的意义、内行的告诫，还有怎么避免成为时尚牺牲品。”尼娜•加西亚首度公开她浸淫时装界多年的感悟，以及时尚界殿堂级人物关于风格的一切秘密，让你可以化繁就简，顺利找到适合自己的着装风格。风格向来与规则无关，与金钱无关，尼娜•加西亚用她敏锐的时尚触觉激发和调动你身上与生俱来的潜力，培养你对时装的品味，帮助你树立对自己着装风格的信心，使追求风格成为一种乐趣。此外，在《我的风格小黑皮书》中，全球著名时尚插画家鲁本•托莱多为《我的风格小黑皮书》绘制了几百幅迷人的插图，使《我的风格小黑皮书》更具魅力。 “别做完美而乏味的女人。” Every time you dress, you assert your identity. With style, you tell the world your story. In that way, style affords you opportunities to think about your appearance as a quality of your creative character. The Little Black Book of Style helps you to explore your own fashion voice—the piece of you that joyously revels in the glamorous experience of creating your best self. From cultivating good taste to guarding against definite fashion faux pas, Nina Garcia offers readers the ultimate guide to follow when it comes to dressing their best. Including tips on how and when to wear an outfit, occasion-appropriate wear, advice on how to combine colors and textures, and inspiration on how to achieve your own signature look, you learn how to experiment, storyboard, archive, and play. Timeless and universal, this book seeks to remind women that eternal style is internal style, and that everyone has what it takes to discover themselves through the colorful palette that is fashion. 点击链接进入中文版： 我的风格小黑皮书

在纽约下城发现创意炼金术…… 在纽约，什么事都可能发生。无数的创意工作者选择来此，激出了这个城市的最大可能性、激出它源源不绝的能量…………而此创意之源，在纽约下城燃点出了最耀人的火花！在这里，街道较狭窄，心灵较宽广，音乐较大声，衣服较酷炫，大楼较低矮，梦想较远大！纽约下城拥有最前卫的创造力！在这里，想像力、活力及无止尽的追求创新的态度、行为和生活型态全都融合在一起。下城区主导了纽约前卫时尚的风格，它代表了活力、多元、及自由风气；它步调快速、爆发力十足；它就无限的可能！ leif & Tooya 有机的手工剪裁风格、Siri Kuptamethee炫耀中又带点低调的理性风格服饰、 Michael Spirito透过银饰品打造出的哥德风、Jem Pilippi甜美及城市图像风格的提袋；WK Interact带有强烈旨意的街头黑白画作……本书记录十四位充满创意怀胆识的纽约下城设计师的经验与见识，同时记载了时尚界各种“对事物的观点”的有用资讯。这些设计师强调跟随直觉及达成目标的理要性，而他们作品的独特性在充满想像力及活动的下城区，更是抓住了人们的视线………… 本书目录： Leif and Tooya Marin Penvern Valentine Leung Susan Hable Smith Mary Ping Siri Kuptamethee Michael Spirito Victoria Keen Eiko Berkowitz Jem Filippi WK interact Juta Neumann David & Jody Rodriguez 该书在北京俊杰视点广告文化书店有售 www.junjiesd.com

Elegant data and ideas deserve elegant expression, argues Helen Sword in this lively guide to academic writing. For scholars frustrated with disciplinary conventions, and for specialists who want to write for a larger audience but are unsure where to begin, here are imaginative, practical, witty pointers that show how to make articles and books a pleasure to read - and to write. Dispelling the myth that you cannot get published without writing wordy, impersonal prose, Sword shows how much journal editors and readers welcome work that avoids excessive jargon and abstraction. Sword's analysis of more than a thousand peer-reviewed articles across a wide range of fields documents a startling gap between how academics typically describe good writing and the turgid prose they regularly produce. "Stylish Academic Writing" showcases a range of scholars from the sciences, humanities, and social sciences who write with vividness and panache. Individual chapters take up specific elements of style, such as titles and headings, chapter openings, and structure, and close with examples of transferable techniques that any writer can master.