Ask HN: Good books for English writing?

Re:Ask HN: Good books for English writing? by sikakkar on Friday December 03, 2010 @02:54AM (#1965142)

The best book I have ever read (and continue to re-read) on writing is "On Writing Well" by William K. Zinsser. Mostly the first half of the book - it's incredibly valuable.

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Re:Ask HN: Good books for English writing? by DanielStraight on Friday December 03, 2010 @08:01AM (#1965641)

I completely agree. You can get a taste of his writing here:

http://www.theamericanscholar.org/writing-english-as-a-secon...

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Re:Ask HN: Good books for English writing? by fierarul on Friday December 03, 2010 @03:14AM (#1965165)

Do you also have some another suggestion that might be on Kindle store? "On Writing Well" only seems to have a CD audio collection.

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Re:Ask HN: Good books for English writing? by michael_dorfman on Friday December 03, 2010 @04:13AM (#1965257)

It's also available in paperback (for $10!). If you're serious about learning to write well, it's well worth putting down the Kindle and going "old school" on this one.

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Re:Ask HN: Good books for English writing? by fierarul on Friday December 03, 2010 @08:20AM (#1965680)

Yeah, I'm just not from the US so I don't like to wait for the package to arrive, pay extra for the shipping, then have it clear customs, etc. Kindle provides instant gratification and all that :-)

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Re:Ask HN: Good books for English writing? by michael_dorfman on Friday December 03, 2010 @09:30AM (#1965898)

I'm not in the US either, but patience is a virtue, and good things come to those who wait. The Kindle is great, but don't let it form the limit of your world.

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Re:Ask HN: Good books for English writing? by gizzlon on Friday December 03, 2010 @04:37AM (#1965291)

Yup, I second this.. "on writing well" is great

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