Marion Street Press
-- an independent publishing company located in Portland, Oregon --
publishes practical books for writers and journalists.
The company was founded in 1993 by Ed Avis in Oak Park,
Illinois.
To order books:
Individuals:
Click on each book's title and order
through our distributor.
Corporations, Organizations:
Call (503) 888-4624 or e-mail Kel Winter for discount
information.
Bookstores, Libraries:
Please order through our distributor,
IPG, at (800) 888-4741.
To reach us:
Phone:
(503) 888-4624
Fax:
(866) 571-8359
e-mail: Kel
Winter
Mailing address:
4326 S.E. Woodstock Blvd. PMB 406
Portland, Ore. 97206-6270
Shipping address:
4326 S.E. Woodstock Blvd. PMB 406
Portland, Ore. 97206-6270
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NEW!
54
Poems, Revisions, Discussions
Edited by Robert Hartwell Fiske and Laura
Cherry
A behind-the-scenes look at
the
creation and revision of 54 published poems. A fascinating book for
poetry students and poetry lovers.
Softcover:
ISBN: 9781933338255
$18.95
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NEW!
167 Ways to Tell Your Life Stories
By Carol LaChapelle
Your stories matter! Learn
how to
write compelling stories about your life experiences with this book
from a master personal history teacher.
Softcover:
ISBN: 978-1933338-323
$14.95
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NEW!
Create Your Own Writing Specialty
and Make More Money!
Second Edition
By Kelly James-Enger
The essential guide for
freelancers
who are tired of slavishly writing every story that comes their way.
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-24-5
$16.95
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1,000 Words for Things You Didn't
Think Had Words!
By Steve Kiehl
Don't know the word? Try an
Unword!
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-19-9
$12.95
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A Dictionary of the Secret
Language of Familes
By Paul Dickson
Every family has its own
language!
This collection will make you feel like you're at the kitchen table of
a close family.
Hardcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-17-2
$14.95
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Chosen
for the Writer's Digest
Book Club!
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1,000 Pompous Phrases Translated
to English
By John Walston
A hilarious puncturing of
trendy
language!
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-07-5
$12.95
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Insight Into How Our Words Work —
And Don't
By Paula LaRocque
A collection of insightful
columns
about all things words.
Hardcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-20-2
$16.95
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First Place Winner, FWA
Foreword Book of the Year - Honorable
Mention
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Insider Secrets from Art
Buchwald, Dave Barry, Arianna Huffington, Pete Hamill and Other Great
Columnists
By Suzette Martinez Standring
Want to be a columnist? This
book
paves the way!
Softcover:
ISBN: 978-1-933338-26-2
$18.95
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A Punderful Celebration
of Song
By Richard Lederer and Stan Kegel
Two master punmasters serve
up a
groanful collection of puns based on popular songs.
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-22-9
$12.95
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A Guide to Outstanding Election
Campaign Coverage
By Jim Pumarlo
Covering elections is a
vital job of
community newspapers, and this guide teaches them how to do it well.
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-21-0
$18.95
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A Guide to Reporting on Sensitive
Issues in a Small-Town Newspaper
By Jim Pumarlo
An essential decision-making
guide for
community newspapers.
Softcover:
ISBN: 0-9665176-1-X
$18.95
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A Practical Guide to Getting
Laughs in Public Speeches and Presentations
By Robert Orben
A presidential speechwriter
and master
humorist shares the secrets of a 50-year career
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-18-0
$14.95
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Crafting Effective Speeches for
Other People
By Douglas Starr
A concise, easy-to-read guide to
the
important skill of speech ghostwriting
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-13-X,
$16.95
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Second Edition!
More Than 10,000 Alternatives to Wordy Phrases
By Robert Hartwell Fiske
Foreword by Richard Lederer
An essential reference for
writers who
appreciate clean, concise writing
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-12-1
$19.95
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Chosen
for the Writer's Digest
Book Club!
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Second Edition!
More Than 5,000 Overused Words and Phrases and Alternatives to
Them
By Robert Hartwell Fiske
Foreword by Joseph Epstein
Eliminate the
clichés,
redundancies, overused metaphors and other "dimwitticisms" from your
writing with this reference.
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-11-3
$19.95
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The Autobiography of a
Pioneering African American Journalist
A fascinating life story
from the
first African American hired by a major Chicago daily paper. Foreword
by John Kass, a former student of the author's.
Softcover:
ISBN: 978-1-93333829-3
$24.95
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A Handbook for Obituary Writers
By Alana Baranick, Jim Sheeler, and Stephen Miller
Obits may be the best-read
part of the
newspaper. This book shows how to make yours sing.
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-02-4
$16.95
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50 Ways to Improve Your Writing
By Paula LaRocque
Used by scores of journalism
and
writing professors to teach the basics of good writing
Softcover:
ISBN: 0-9665176-3-6
$18.95
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The Ultimate Guide to Writing Well
By Paula LaRocque
Put away your Strunk and
White and let
Paula teach you how to write.
Softcover:
ISBN: 0-9665176-9-5
$18.95
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Second Edition
A Totally Unconventional Guide to
Freelance Writing Success
By Linda Formichelli and Diana Burrell
Learn what real freelance
writing
professionals do, and don't do, to succeed.
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-00-8
$14.95
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The Freelance Writer's Guide to
Selling More Work Faster
By Linda Formichelli and Diana Burrell
Awesome insider info from
successful
freelancers and editors about how to write query letters.
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-09-1
$14.95
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How Business-to-Business Editors
Change the Industries The cover
Edited by
Robert Freedman and Steven Roll
A collection of
business-to-business
articles that effected change, accompanied by explanations from the
writers.
Softcover:
ISBN:1-933338-08-3
$16.95
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Reporting Public Affairs in the
21st Century
By Perry Parks
Your readers deserve public affairs reporting
that is
interesting to read and helps them take action.
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-03-2
$24.95
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A New Approach to Covering
America's Multicultural Communities
By George Padgett
A practical, hands-on guide
to
improving your paper's coverage of diverse communities
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-04-0,
$18.95
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Business Journalism and its Role
in Society
By Chris Roush
A history of business
journalism in
America
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-05-9
$18.95
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Everything You Should Know About
Email Etiquette, Policies and Legal Liabilities Before You Hit Send
By Jeffrey Steele
Give every employee this new
manual!
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-15-6
$12.95
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A Beginner's Guide to Television
News Reporting and Production
By Yvonne Cappé
The basics of TV news, from
writing to
videography.
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-14-8
$19.95
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By Jeff Rowe
A concise, easy-to-read
guide covering
the essentials of writing for TV, radio and the web.
Softcover:
ISBN: 0-9665176-2-8
$19.95
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A Guide to Aggressively Reporting
on Commerce and Developing a Powerful Business Beat
By Robert Reed and Glenn Lewin
Learn how to develop business beats,
investigate companies, and much more.
Softcover:
ISBN: 1-933338-01-6
$18.95
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By Kathleen Woodruff Wickham
This handy text explains
mathematics,
from the basics to statistics to specific journalism applications.
Softcover:
ISBN: 0-9729937-4-6
$16.95
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A Journalist's Guide
By Jay Taparia
You can't cover business if
you don't
know the language. This book will tell you, from the journalist's
perspective, how to read and understand essential business documents.
Softcover:
ISBN: 0-9729937-3-8
$24.95
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An Easy Guide to Better Headline
and Caption Writing
By Paul LaRocque
Headlines and captions are
essential
parts of any publication. This book will help you write them faster,
smarter and better.
Softcover:
ISBN: 0-9729937-0-3
$12.95
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Preparing Written Work for
Readers
By Paul LaRocque
A quick guide to better copy
editing
from a veteran copy editor. Includes extensive examples and exercises.
Softcover:
ISBN: 0-9729937-1-1
$12.95
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A Journalist's Guide to Covering
the Military
By Ed Offley
The ultimate guide to
military
coverage, from how to identify ranks to how to prepare for war.
Softcover:
ISBN: 0-9665176-4-4
$24.95
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