{"product_id":"the-art-of-x-ray-reading-how-the-secrets-of-25-great-works-of-literature-will-improve-your-writing-paperback","title":"The Art of X-Ray Reading: How the Secrets of 25 Great Works of Literature Will Improve Your Writing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoy Peter Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoy Peter Clark, one of America's most influential writing teachers, offers writing lessons we can draw from 25 great texts.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Where do writers learn their best moves? They use a technique that Roy Peter Clark calls X-ray reading, a form of reading that lets you penetrate beyond the surface of a text to see how meaning is actually being made. In \u003ci\u003eThe Art of X-Ray Reading\u003c\/i\u003e, Clark invites you to don your X-ray reading glasses and join him on a guided tour through some of the most exquisite and masterful literary works of all time, from \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby to Lolita\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Bluest Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, and many more. Along the way, he shows you how to mine these masterpieces for invaluable writing strategies that you can add to your arsenal and apply in your own writing. Once you've experienced X-ray reading, your writing will never be the same again.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoy Peter Clark\u003c\/b\u003e is senior scholar at the Poynter Institute, one of the most prestigious schools for journalists in the world. He has taught writing at every level -- from schoolchildren to Pulitzer Prize-winning authors -- for more than forty years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A writer who teaches and a teacher who writes, he has authored or edited nineteen books on writing and journalism, including \u003ci\u003eThe Art of X-Ray Reading\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to Write Short\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWriting Tools\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Glamour of Grammar\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHelp! for Writers\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he is considered a garage-band legend.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45334021537894,"sku":"9780316282147","price":24.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/azRVUDJ2a3FPMWdrdjhEQXZnbktpUT09.webp?v=1774475210","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-art-of-x-ray-reading-how-the-secrets-of-25-great-works-of-literature-will-improve-your-writing-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}