Books about Scientific Skills¶

• Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story - An handbook that teaches scientists how to tell effective stories about their work and why the narrative structure is needed.
• Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace - Exercises for developing writing skills.
• Stylish Academic Writing - Advice on crafting clear, active sentences with concrete nouns and precise diction.
• The Chicago Manual of Style Online - An excellent guide to punctuation and many other writing issues.
• The Craft of Research - A comprehensive classic guide, with insights about, e.g., effective problem framing and use of flow in crafting persuasive arguments.
• The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase - An excellent reference for elegant phrasing.
• The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21^st Century - A modern guide that challenges to rethink writing in many settings, including science.