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  • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition

    An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction

    by William Zinsser ...
    "On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition EPB is a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose." —New York TimesA beloved classic and the definitive volume on the art of writing nonfictionOn Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition EPB, which grew out of a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and for the w ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Extraordinary Lives: The Art and Craft of American Biography

    by William Zinsser ...
    Here, six eminent biographers explain the pleasures and problems of their craft of reconstructing other people's lives. The result is a book rich in anecdote and in surprising new information about a variety of famous Americans. David McCullough takes us along on the exhilarating journey to Missouri to find "The Unexpected Harry Truman." Richard B. Sewall describes his twenty-year search for the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Writing to Learn

    How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All

    by William Zinsser ...

    $11.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • The Writer Who Stayed

    by William Zinsser ...
    Adapted from "Zinsser on Friday," The American Scholar's National Magazine Award–Winning Essay SeriesFor nineteen months William Zinsser, author of the best-selling On Writing Well and many other books, wrote a weekly column for the website of the American Scholar magazine. This cornucopia was devoted mainly to culture and the arts, the craft of writing, and travels to remote places, along with ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • American Places

    A Writer's Pilgrimage to 16 of This Country's Most Visited and Cherished Sites

    by William Zinsser ...
    Join William Zinsser as he visits sixteen of our nation's most treasured historic sites — unlearning cliched assumptions and rediscovering fundamental truths about America. American Places — and the ideals that Zinsser discovers these places represent — will never go out of fashion."Speaking across the centuries with stone and symbol, narrative and myth, America's iconic places remind us of our ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Writing Places

    The Life Journey of a Writer and Teacher

    by William Zinsser ...
    “William Zinsser turns his zest, warmth and curiosity—his sharp but forgiving eye—on his own story. The result is lively, funny and moving, especially for anyone who cares about art and the business of writing well.”—Evan Thomas, NewsweekIn Writing Places, William Zinsser—the author of On Writing Well, the bestseller that has inspired two generations of writers, journalists, and students—recalls ... Read more

    Was $14.99 USD Now $7.99 USD

  • Writing with a Word Processor

    by William Zinsser ...

    $6.49 USD

  • Speaking of Journalism

    Twelve Writers and Editors Talk About Their Work

    by William Zinsser ...

    $6.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    On Writing Well Audio Collection

    by William Zinsser ...
    Narrated by William Zinsser ...

    Abridged

    2 hours 24 min

    Two must-have classics together in one volume, On Writing Well and How to Write a Memoir, from acclaimed writer, editor, and scholar William Zinsser"On Writing Well is a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose." –New York TimesOn Writing Well, which grew out of a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, . ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Mitchell & Ruff

    An American Profile in Jazz

    by William Zinsser, Albert Murray ...
    "Highly recommended"—Library Journal"In this account of the world adventures of two splendid jazz artists, Bill Zinsser has given us one of the most exciting books about America's original art form that I've ever read. It's a revelation."—Studs TerkelSince 1955, Dwike Mitchell and Willie Ruff have been playing, teaching, and sharing jazz around the U.S. and around the world. William Zinsser, one ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Writing to Learn

    How to Write - And Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All

    by William Zinsser ...
    Narrated by Charles Constant ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 32 min

    William Zinsser’s Writing to Learn shows students how to write clearly about any subject—from mathematics, physics and chemistry to art and music-and how to use writing as a means of learning.In his warm and engaging style, Zinsser dispels students’ fear of writing, and he shows them that the process of writing can help them understand a subject that they always thought they had no aptitude for. ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Writing About Your Life

    A Journey into the Past

    by William Zinsser ...
    Narrated by Charles Constant ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 55 min

    An ingeniously constructed teaching memoir from the author of the bestselling On Writing Well -- "You learn without knowing it." (Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes**)**Written with elegance, warmth, and humor, this highly original "teaching memoir" by William Zinsser--renowned bestselling author of On Writing Well gives you the tools to organize and recover your past, and the confid... ... Read more

    $24.99 USD