It is handsome, colorful, plainly written if not elegant.
"The Wordy Shipmates" also includes a few stand-up comedy routines, plainly written to be performed.
The law was plainly written to smoke out stealth lobbying organizations, not to protect Washington insiders.
Mr. Gillespie's book, published in 1999, is a straightforward history, well researched and plainly written.
He preferred to take something plainly written and sing the depth into it.
It offers common-sense, plainly written advice that is applicable in both the United States and Canada, where the authors practice.
Joel Mokyr is an economic historian at Northwestern, and "A Culture of Growth," though rather plainly written, is a fascinating attempt to answer that essential question.
Plainly written but with a convoluted plot, it's a ripping read, perfect for a sun lounger: a thriller set in the southern US during the 1980s.
In "I Masnadieri," a raucous, blowsy, melodious melodrama plainly written for a vapid female character, Verdi's distaste for his leading lady, Jenny Lind, is etched in the score.
"To put it still more plainly," wrote Watts, "the desire for security and the feeling of insecurity are the same thing".
