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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction Paperback - 2016

by William Zinsser

A beloved classic, this definitive volume on the art of nonfiction writing celebrates its 30th anniversary. Revised seven times, it has stood the test of time and remains a valued resource for writers.


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"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.

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  • Title On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
  • Author William Zinsser
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Perennial, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Date 2016-04-05
  • ISBN 9780060891541 / 0060891548
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.2 x 0.9 in (20.32 x 13.21 x 2.29 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Exposition (Rhetoric), Report writing
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005055037
  • Dewey Decimal Code 808.042

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Citations

  • Library Journal, 02/01/2016, Page 39
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2006, Page 277
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