M A N T E X   N E W S L E T T E R

	Number 47 - early May 2001
	Essential Writing + FREE stuff
	------ ISSN 1470-1863 -----



0-----	New - ILLUSTRATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES

	Bibliographies [lists of books]
	are very popular at our site - so
	we've started a new series which
	*shows* you the book, and gives
	a brief account of the contents.

	The first two in the series are on
	WRITING GUIDES and WEB SITE DESIGN

	http://www.mantex.co.uk/samples/guides.htm

	http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/bib-06.htm



0-----	Writing Research - HELP is at hand!

	Are you struggling with your PhD
	or your dissertation? Would you
	like the help of an informal chat
	with others in the same position?

	Look no further. PHinisheD is a
	site where people swap ideas and
	offer encouragement and advice
	to anybody who has problems with
	their research. There are also
	links to useful resources on all
	sorts of subjects.

	Many thanks to Professor James
	Hartley at Keele University for
	this recommendation.

	http://www.phinished.org



0-----	ESSENTIALS - the best WRITING SKILLS

	Our 'Essentials' series offers
	recommendations on the best and
	most popular books, chosen by
	subscribers and site visitors.

	ESSENTIAL WRITING is next in the series.

	http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/biblios/ess-wtg.htm

	Number one choice, streets ahead of all
	others - WRITERS' & ARTISTS' YEAR BOOK.

	http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/black.htm



0-----	'Oxford Dictionary of Allusions'

	If somebody is "as rich as
	Rockefeller" you probably know
	it's an allusion to the American
	oil tycoon and millionaire.

	But if someone looks at you with
	"the stare of a Medusa", you might
	need to check on Gorgons in Greek
	mythology. [You'll discover you are
	about to be turned to stone.]

	This is a completely new type of
	reference book which explains the
	originals to which allusions are
	made. The compilers have gone for
	modern relevance by including names
	from popular 20th century culture,
	as well as the Greco-Roman classics.
	Review and further details at -

	http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/oxf-all.htm



0-----	ESSENTIAL WEB DESIGN

	This is another of our 'essentials'
	pages. These are the books which
	subscribers and site visitors have
	voted best of their kind on web
	design, HTML, and web usability.

	http://www.mantex.co.uk/reviews/biblios/ess-web.htm



0-----	FREE Fonts - new resources

	Are you a fontaholic? Looking
	for even more typographic freebies?

	We've added lots of new resources
	to our page of free fonts. Some of
	those on offer are pretty wacky - but
	they're all FREE! Have a look at -


	http://www.mantex.co.uk/samples/fonts.htm



0-----	XHTML - the Web's 'Next Big Thing'?

	Did you know that HTML had reached
	the end of its development life?
	It will be replaced by XHTML - which
	stands for 'Extensible' HTML.

	It's *almost* the same thing - but
	XHTML will allow you more control over
	the appearance of your pages. Plus, you
	will be able to define your own tags -
	as in