William K. Zinsser
William Zinsser is a writer, editor and teacher. He began his career with the New York Herald Tribune and has been a longtime contributor to leading magazines. His 17 books include Writing to Learn; Mitchell & Ruff; Spring Training; American ... [... more]
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Going on Faith: Writing as a Spiritual Quest
 From Amazon.com: Going on Faith is an expanded version of Spiritual Quests (1988), a collection of essays--originally a New York Public Library lecture series about religious writing--by David Bradley, Frederick Buechner, Mary Gordon, Hugh Nissenson, [... more]
CDN$16.02
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Worlds of Childhood: The Art and Craft of Writing for ...
From Amazon.com: "No kind of writing lodges itself so deeply in our memory," writes William Zinsser in his introduction to Worlds of Childhood, "as the books that we met in our childhood." Reproduced here are essays by six celebrated [... more]
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Writing about Your Life: A Journey Into the Past
Zinsser Does It Again!: I've always been a big fan of William Zinsser's books. As a professional biographer/memoirist, however, this one truly hits home. It's not only a perfect example of WHAT to do, but HOW to do it as well. For anyone aspiring to be a [... more]
CDN$20.50
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Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir
From Amazon.com: Every time Inventing the Truth appears in a new edition, editor William Zinsser can't help but add to it. The first edition (1987) evolved from a series of New York Public Library talks, for which the mandate was not to lecture about the [... more]
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Writing to Learn Rc
The Perfect Complement to On Writing Well: I read this book for both its subject matter and the bibliography. Zinsser leads the reader to good writing in the literature of mathematics physics and chemistry and more from disciplines thought of as other [... more]
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The First 90 Days
The First 90 Pages -- I can't believe I wasted money on this: If I could give this book no stars, I would. This book is horrible. It contains everything William Zinsser warned us about in his classic book "On Writing Well." As a new manager I [... more]
CDN$26.98
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The First 90 Days
The First 90 Pages -- I can't believe I wasted money on this: If I could give this book no stars, I would. This book is horrible. It contains everything William Zinsser warned us about in his classic book "On Writing Well." As a new manager I [... more]
CDN$31.95
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Easy to Remember: The Great American Songwriters and ...
Can I give it a "6"?: What a wonderful book! This is a book I wish I had written, if only to write the sentence "Seeing Guys and Dolls on opening night in 1950 was my nirvana as a musical comedy fan"! It's one long love letter to the [... more]
CDN$55.00
Amazon CA |
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
From Amazon.com: Whether you write an occasional professional letter or a daily newspaper column, William Zinsser's On Writing Well should be required reading. Simplicity is Zinsser's mantra: he preaches a stripped-down writing style, strong and clear. [... more]
CDN$19.95
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Mitchell & Ruff: An American Profile in Jazz
an overlooked classic: This book is a masterpiece. Zinnser delivers what is perhaps the archetypical story of the development of serious American artists. Zinnser is one of the most talented and overlooked writers, and he tells the story of Mitchell and [... more]
CDN$18.00
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