Description |
xiii, 321 pagesages : facsimile ; 21 cm |
Contents |
Part I: Principles. The transaction ; Simplicity ; Clutter ; Style ; The audience ; Words ; Usage -- Part II: Methods. Unity ; The lead and the ending ; Bits & pieces -- Part III: Forms. Nonfiction as literature ; Writing about people : the interview ; Writing about places : the travel article ; Writing about yourself : the memoir ; Science and technology ; Business writing : writing in your job ; Sports ; Writing about the arts : critics and columnists ; Humor -- Part IV: Attitudes. The sound of your voice ; Enjoyment, fear and confidence ; The tyranny of the final product ; A writer's decisions ; Writing family history and memoir ; Write as well as you can |
Summary |
Warns against common errors in structure, style, and diction, and explains the fundamentals of conducting interviews and writing travel, scientific, sports, critical, and humorous articles |
Notes |
"30th Anniversary edition" - cover |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-309) and index |
Subject |
English language -- Rhetoric.
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Exposition (Rhetoric)
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Report writing.
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Author |
Zinsser, William, 1922-2015.
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LC no. |
2005055037 |
ISBN |
0060891548 |
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141775057X |
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9780060891541 |
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9781417750573 |
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