"This inspiring guide includes places everyone means to go to some day, all described with the usual clarity of the author of On Writing Well."âThe New York Times
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.
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-mai...
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 )
For anyone who enjoys reading memoirs--or is thinking about writing one--this collection offers a master class from nine distinguished authors, including Annie Dillard, Frank McCourt, and others.