On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sold, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.
William Zinsser Poradie kníh
William Zinsser bol americký spisovateľ, redaktor a literárny kritik, ktorého kariéra odštartovala v žurnalistike. Pôsobil ako redaktor pre New York Herald Tribune, kde pokrýval širokú škálu tém od divadla po film. Jeho písanie je cenené pre svoju jasnosť a prenikavosť. Zinsser sa venoval aj výučbe písania a ovplyvnil generácie študentov svojím dôrazom na zrozumiteľnosť a precíznosť jazyka. Jeho diela často skúmajú podstatu komunikácie a krásu dobre napísaného slova.





- 2012
- 2010
William Zinsser's classic bestseller, On Writing Well, has inspired three generations of writers, journalists and students. In Writing Places, he delightfully recalls the many colorful and amusing locations where he has worked and taught. Written with humor and with gratitude for a lifetime of change and self-discovery, relishing a rich cast of characters who peopled his world—from Yale's president Kingman Brewster to actor Peter Sellers to gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson—Writing Places never loses its anchor in the craft of writing: how it's taught, learned and brought to a high level of enjoyment.
- 2006
- 1993
This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning.
- 1976
On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sold, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.