On Writing Well
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Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25
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All Themes The Human Element Simplicity vs. Clutter Process and Organization The Gift of Writing
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All Characters William Zinsser Dr. Brock E.B. White
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All Terms The Elements of Style Lead Timbuktu Book-of-the-Month Club
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All Symbols Zinsser’s Photo of E.B. White
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On Writing Well

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William Zinsser
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Zinsser’s Photo of E.B. White

William Zinsser has a picture of his role model, E.B. White, hanging on his office wall. This photo represents how writing well is fundamentally simple: the best writing requires simple materials and is concise…

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