num_pages: 308
description: “On Writing WellBelongs on any shelf of serious reference works for writers—along with, say Fowler's Modern English Usage and Strunk and White's The Elements of Style”—New York Times“Not since The Elements of Style has there been a guide to writing as well presented and readable as this one. A love and respect for the language is evident in every page.”—Library Journal“Direct and clear and humorous.”—Edwin NewmanWilliam Zinsser is a writer, editor, and teacher. He began his career with the New York Herald Tribune and has long been a freelance writer for leading magazines. During the 1970s he taught writing at Yale, where he was a master of Branford College. From 1979 to 1987 he was general editor of the Book-of-the-Month Club. His fifteen books, ranging from jazz to baseball, also include the influential Writing to Learn. He now teaches at the New School, in New York, his hometown.(Back Cover)
language: English
title: On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
titlecomplete: On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
genres: How To, Language, Writing, Self Help, Reference, Education, Personal Development, Nonfiction, Business, Communication
ratings_count: 27575
publisher: HarperPerennial