William Zinsser, "Writing to Learn: How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All"
William Zinsser, "Writing to Learn: How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All"
Publisher: Harper | 2013 | ISBN: 0062720406 | English | EPUB | 272 pages | 0.3 Mb
Publisher: Harper | 2013 | ISBN: 0062720406 | English | EPUB | 272 pages | 0.3 Mb
This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning.
Using numerous examples of clear, stylish writing from a broad range of disciplines, and adding the warmth of his personal experiences, Zinsser makes a strong case for his claim that writing about a field of knowledge is the best way to immerse oneself in it and to make it one's own. Three guiding principles emergeaccuracy, brevity, and clarityand, Zinsser argues, writers who keep them in mind will avoid much of the misunderstanding that results from bad writing. Zinnser has particularly harsh words for what he calls "corporation-speak," the incomprehensible nonsense that invades many professional publications. His reference, whose title so accurately sums up its philosophy, should become a standard for those who care about good writing.Terry Skeats, Bishop's Univ. Lib., Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada
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"An elegant exposition of the thesis that to write is to learn…in the tradition of Strunk and White, a model in its own right."Kirkus Reviews
WILLIAM ZINSSER is a writer, editor and teacher. He began his career with New York Herald Tribune and has since written regularly for leading magazines. His sixteen books include Writing to Learn, Mitchell & Ruff, about the jazz musicians Dwike Mitchell and Willie Ruff; and, most recently, Easy to Remember: The Great American Songwriters and Their Songs. During the 1970s, he taught writing at Yale, where he was master of Branford College. He now teaches at the New School in New York, his hometown.
William Zinsser, "Writing to Learn: How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All"
