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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction - William Knowlton Zinsser
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
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ISBN: 9781417634330 (1417634332)
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Edition language: English
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ybrikman
ybrikman rated it
5.0 On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
The best book I've ever read about writing. Every high school and college student should be required to read this. It's honest, well written, and full of stories and examples that help you remember the key advice. I typically save good quotes while reading a book; in this case, I'm afraid that I've ...
TCWriter
TCWriter rated it
3.0 On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
I first read On Writing Well as a college student 26 years ago, and because I was a photojournalism major, I remember being impressed by what amounted to my first "writer's book."Zinsser knows how to craft a sentence and make a point, and the overall impression is one of being taught by a patient, ...
Jill
Jill rated it
3.0 On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
As I read William Zinsser’s On Writing Well, I repeatedly thought of Ratatouille, an animated film from Pixar Studios. True, it’s a tenuous connection between the two works. Zinsser’s book was published more than three decades prior to the theatrical release of Ratatouille. And Zinnser’s intended au...
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5.0
Brilliant book!I definitely learned a lot of extremely useful advice from this book. I learned about the writing mistakes that I was making, and also how to enrich my own writing. Zinsser's tone and sense of humour made reading the book fun and interesting. This is the kind of book I would re-read e...
janeg
janeg rated it
I like books on writing. I even have a separate shelf for them. My collection of books on writing has been growing steadily even though I don't write at all. Most books on writing, even when posing as style manuals, represent a way of life, a philosophy on how a soul should read or be read. Reading ...
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