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This new guide to the use of connectives will help writers improve the flow of their ideas and communicate more effectively.The Art of Connection begins by exploring the social life of sentences: the skills of transition and connection. The author outlines the ways that connection and disconnection create thought-pathways in the process of composition. The educational psychology behind connection is also explained. The Art of Connection then examines the relationship between natural flow and communicative improvisation. This dimension of writing is contrasted with the conventions of rhetoric used by great writers and speechmakers. Each chapter provides a critical outline of of the nine arts of connection: Location, Timing, Comparison, Contrast and Difference, the Supplement, Disputation, Sequence, Example and Illustration, and the Summary. Hundreds of practical examples of usage, drawn from the humanities and the sciences, from religion and the social sciences, from law, business and medicine are used illustrate each of the key topics.This book will be essential reading for students of EFL/ESOL/IELTS, for school or university students, and for creative or non-fiction writers working with the English language.The Art of Connection: the Social Life of Sentences is your invaluable guide to more effective communication in written or spoken English.Contents1.0 Introduction1.1 The Social Sentence1.2 The Use of Connection1.3 Understanding the Psychology of Transition1.4 Style, Oratory, Elegance1.5 The flow of spontaneity and passion1.6 Power, Rhetoric and Repetition1.7 The Philosophy of Association1.8 Beyond the Logic of Connection1.9 Écriture féminine1.10 Openings: the genesis of this book2. The Art of Location3. The Art of Timing4. The Art of Comparison5. The Art of Contrast and Difference6. The Art of the Supplement7. The Art of Disputation8. The Art of the Sequence9. The Art of Example and Illustration10. The Art of the SummaryFurther ReadingAbout the AuthorDr Ian McCormick served as a Professor at the University of Northampton until 2009. He holds degrees in English Language and Literature (University of St Andrews (M.A.) and a doctorate awarded by the University of Leeds (Ph.D).

A collection of letters that provide a vivid picture of student life at the University of St Andrews. "the book is a homage to St Andrews in all its glory" --- THE SAINT. Encounter a culture of arcane traditions and elite parties.Enter a world increasingly fraught with class conflict.Savour the scandal and the gossip.Follow the crises of faith, sexuality, and sanity as students emerge from closets and cloisters. "A touching and heartwarming tribute to life in St Andrews, McCormick perfectly captures the complexities of being a student. A must-read, indeed." --- THE SAINT. This is the private correspondence of public schoolboy Julian Arnaud, decadent addict Caspar Dixon-Bailey, Kelvin Digby the Zealot, Socialist "Red" Liam Duffy, Rugby star Antony Reece, Mother Ailsa Lockhart, confidant Anne Brodie, randy philosopher Dr Lionel Blackthorn, matchmakers Rhona Ballantyne and Morag Strachan, queer Yankee Boyd R. Burrows Jr., field sport enthusiast Hamish McTaggart, and many more. "McCormick's characters all seem totally genuine." --- THE SAINT. Ian McCormick, M.A. (St Andrews); PhD (Leeds), served as a Professor in the School of the Arts at the University of Northampton. He has published in various fields: sexuality and gender studies; modern and postmodern literature; teaching and learning strategies; drama education and critical theory. Awards and Prizes: King James VI Prize (St Andrews); Lawson Memorial Prize (St Andrews); British Academy Studentship (UK). Ian's work has been featured on the BBC (Radio and TV); in the Times Literary Supplement, The Observer, The Guardian, Time Out (London), and in academic journals. Dr McCormick organized two major international conferences for the British Society for Eighteenth-century Studies (St John's College, University of Oxford) and two International Community Film Festivals. He lives in Birmingham.