George is thrilled to announce he has signed a sprawling multi-book contract with the distinguished Anthem Press of London. This partnership represents a major milestone in bringing his decades of research on how readers read to a global audience. Visit the Anthem Press website.
The New Science of Scientific Writing is an update and expansion of George’s highly acclaimed and widely cited 1990 American Scientist article “The Science of Scientific Writing,” which remains the #2 most viewed article on American Scientist since their website launched in 2017. This landmark work introduced the Reader Expectation Approach and has reshaped how scientists, researchers, and professionals communicate. The new book deepens and expands that framework based on 35 years of seminar teaching across research universities, national laboratories, medical schools, and law firms worldwide. Within a year, this book will appear in 18 different languages. Sign-up for notifications from the publisher.
The Shape of English is the definitive sum of all that George has learned of the written language since he began his investigations in 1978. Drawing on decades of observation and practice, this work provides a comprehensive account of how English structure shapes meaning—applicable across scientific writing, legal writing, business communication, and beyond. At least two translations are planned.
Subsequent books include one on legal writing, one on punctuation, a textbook, and Mr. Lincoln’s Music: How Elegance Leads to Eloquence, which explores a new, musical method of writing that goes beyond clarity and power to achieve elegance. Through close examination of Abraham Lincoln’s speeches, George demonstrates how the structure of language can create not just understanding but beauty.
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