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Taylor&#8217;s <em>The Moment of Complexity: Emerging Network Culture, <\/em>a book steeped in critical theory and philosophy, but with plenty to say about our current experiences of modernity.&nbsp; Furthermore this book is illustrated, and that, I feel, is never a bad thing.&nbsp; Secondly, I&#8217;ve been reading <em>How to Write a Thesis<\/em> by Rowena Murray.&nbsp; This book is aimed firmly at those working within the UK academic system, but is couched in internationally informed terms.&nbsp; This is not a bluffer&#8217;s guide to&#8230;&#8217;, or a &#8216;thesis writing for idiots&#8230;&#8217; tome.&nbsp; It is reassuringly thorough and oozes experienced commentary.&nbsp; It has certainly focused my mind on the case in hand.&nbsp; Finally, I purchased the Guardian&#8217;s <em>Guardian Style. <\/em>A style guide by David Marsh.&nbsp; Now I have a style guide I wonder how I managed (or mis-managed) without one.&nbsp; A style guide offers advice on reporting and writing standards, helping you to deal with the irritation of the &#8216;apostrofly&#8217; and &#8216;shimmer of errors&#8217; involved in any writing.&nbsp; The Guardian has twice won the&nbsp; Plain English Campaign&#8217;s award for best national newspaper.&nbsp; I&#8217;m hoping some of this will rub off on me.&nbsp; Do you use a style guide?&nbsp; Which one?&nbsp; Any comparison comments welcome!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\r\n\t\t<!-- BEGIN ODIOGO LISTEN BUTTON v2.5.7 (WP) -->\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"javascript\">\r\n\t\t<!--\r\n\t\t\/\/ ODIOGO_START:do_NOT_remove_this_comment\r\n\t\tshowOdiogoReadNowButton (\"687068\", \"2008 at last!\", \"61\", 290, 55);\r\n\t\t\/\/ -->\r\n\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t<br\/>\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"javascript\">\r\n\t\t<!--\r\n\t\tshowInitialOdiogoReadNowFrame (\"687068\", \"61\", 290, 0);\r\n\t\t\/\/ ODIOGO_END:do_NOT_remove_this_comment\r\n\t\t\/\/ -->\r\n\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t<!-- END ODIOGO LISTEN BUTTON v2.5.7 (WP) -->\r\n\t\t\n<p>Over the last two week I&#8217;ve been out of the country, but I&#8217;m pleased to say I took some excellent reading material with me.&nbsp; I&#8217;d like to recommend the following, firstly Mark C. 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