"On Writing Well" has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, "On Writing Well" offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sold, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.

The key to good and efficient writing lies in the intelligent organisation of ideas and notes. This book helps students, academics and nonfiction writers to get more done, write intelligent texts and learn for the long run. It teaches you how to take smart notes and ensure they bring you and your projects forward. The Take Smart Notes principle is based on established psychological insight and draws from a tried and tested note-taking-technique. This is the first comprehensive guide and description of this system in English, and not only does it explain how it works, but also why. It suits students and academics in the social sciences and humanities, nonfiction writers and others who are in the business of reading, thinking and writing. Instead of wasting your time searching for notes, quotes or references, you can focus on what really counts: thinking, understanding and developing new ideas in writing. It does not matter if you prefer taking notes with pen and paper or on a computer, be it Windows, Mac or Linux. And you can start right away.

高质量论文究竟该怎么写？论文投稿怎样才可能发表？科研项目该如何申请才更容易中标？……这些都是科研工作者面临的常见也棘手的问题。本书作者把自己多年科研工作中探索积累的成功经验技巧汇编成册，分别从“科研认知升级与迭代”“学术论文写作与投稿”“科研项目论证与申报”“学术文献检索与阅读”等几个方面逐一拆解、分析并提供实操干货，以此助力广大中文社科类专业背景的本科生、研究生（硕士 博士）和青年教师完成科研工作的入门与提升，实现学术成长与职业发展。

《金蔷薇》是一部总结作者本人创作经验、研究俄罗斯和世界上许多文学大师的创作活动、探讨文学创作的过程、方法和目的的美文集。文学大师用他别具一格的文笔气势磅礴而又精致入微地描绘了人类的美好感情和大自然的如画美景，阐述了作家的使命、文学创作的目的和方法，使每一位读了《金蔷薇》的文学爱好者、文学创作者和文学批评家得到极大的启发。本书以新颖优美的文笔塑造的一个个鲜活动人的形象，具有无可抗拒的强大的感染力，给人留下不可磨灭的深刻印象，催发人们博爱的美好感情。中国现当代著名作家凡读过《金蔷薇》者，无不称赞这是一本不可多得的好书，并且肯定该书在自己文学创作的道上起过重要作用。相信这本书今天依然会给读者以诸多教益。

“Long live the King!”（一语双关，既是“国王万岁！”，又是“ 斯蒂芬·金万岁！”）美国《娱乐周刊》在《写作这回事》出版之际大声欢呼。 一半是有史以来最畅销的恐怖小说之王的人生回忆录，一半是国家图书奖终身成就奖文学大师的创作经验谈兼写作大师班。手把手教有志于写作的文学青年要备好哪些必要的装备，如何像发掘一架恐龙化石一般将一个好故事发展成型，如何“关门写作，开门改稿”，甚而至于少用被动语态、“通往地狱的路是副词铺就的”等等谆谆教导。一切有关文学与写作的高头讲章均化作“卑之无甚高论”的如话家常，而且全部从自己的创作经历出发，将众多金氏名著的创作过程公之于众，坦陈自己的私心好恶。 除此之外，本书在斯蒂芬·金的人生和创作生涯当中还具有独一无二的重要意义：1999年6月19日，斯蒂芬·金在外出散步时遭遇车祸，伤势危及生命。而这本回顾和总结自己的一生和创作经验的书还没写完，差一点真成了斯蒂芬·金的盖棺定论。在鬼门关转了一遭后，斯蒂芬·金在髋部粉碎性骨折、仍身受巨痛的情况下重新捡起笔来，艰难地续写《写作这回事》，坦陈：“写作对于我来说好比是一种信念坚持的行动，是面对绝望的挑衅反抗。此书的第二部分就是在这样的精神中写成的。正如我们小时候常说的那样，是我拼着老命写出来的。写作不是人生，但我认为有的时候它是一条重回人生的路径。”