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William Zinsser's On Writing Well is the standard guide to nonfiction prose, grown from a course he taught at Yale and kept in print for decades. It teaches clarity, simplicity and the discipline of cutting clutter, then applies those principles to subjects like people, places, science, business, sports and memoir. It suits anyone who writes for work or for themselves, from students to journalists to memoirists. Rivals like Strunk and White's Elements of Style are shorter and more rule-based; Zinsser is warmer and more practical, and owners say his advice sticks.
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Lowest price we've seen: $15.99 on Nov 10 at HarperCollins Publishers. Tracked across 2 stores since Nov 10.
Readers rate it highly and call it one of the best books on writing, praising its clarity and warmth. The main complaints are dated examples and a slow middle section.
" On Writing Well is a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose." – New York Times
A beloved classic, this definitive volume on the art of writing nonfiction celebrates its thirtieth anniversary.
On Writing Well , which grew out of a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and for the warmth of its style. It is a book for anybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts, or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you both fundamental principles as well as the insights of a distinguished practitioner. With over a million copies in print, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valued resource for writers and would-be writers.
