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# Writing to Learn Paperback – 4 Jun. 1993

**Brand:** william k zinsser
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- **What is this?** Writing to Learn Paperback – 4 Jun. 1993 by william k zinsser
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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #29,342 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #8 in Rhetoric (Books) #8 in Academic & Scholarly Writing #26 in Fiction Writing Reference (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (1,136) |
| Dimensions  | 5.31 x 0.61 x 8 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 0062720406 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0062720405 |
| Item Weight  | 10.4 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 272 pages |
| Publication date  | June 4, 1993 |
| Publisher  | Harper Perennial |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    It's not a how-to book. It's better, much better
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2022*

This book isn’t necessarily what the title promises - it’s better. I like Bill Zinsser’s writing and his writing-about-writing, so I was going to enjoy this book, whatever. It’s a treasure trove of examples of good, clear, accessible writing. What does it have to do with learning? Well, it’s not a how-to manual. There are no five-steps, or three-stages, or six-principles. The book is essentially a memoir, an account of Zinsser’s journey into discovering how others have used writing to help them learn, in a wide range of fields and disciplines. It gives examples of these writings, and the theme is that through writing, these writers learned more (much more) about their subjects. The misleading item is the subtitle, “How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All”, since the book doesn’t include any how-to instructions, it teaches by example. (I can imagine a marketing person added the subtitle, it doesn’t even appear on the cover.) If you like Bill Zinsser’s other works on writing, then I think you’ll like this book, too.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great examples but not enough analysis
  

*by J***T on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 July 2022*

The main premise of this book is that writing can be a tool to understand almost any subject area. The author illustrates that point by showing that well-crafted writing from disciplines spanning the highly technical and the highly visual can be accessible and interesting. For instance, a passage from a book by E.0. Wilson shows that even a discussion of the finer detail of evolution theory can be as engrossing as a detective novel when written well. Further, the author recounts the use of writing in education, for instance, to make mathematics more appealing to students who tend to like the arts more. In general, I liked the book but wish that the author had done more to condense the writing to some general principles. It feels a bit like a collection of essays on various topics. The reader is left to their own devices to figure out the aspects of the writing that made it effective. I also thought that many of the excerpts were too long, especially when the main point of the writing was not clear. In sum, I think that this would have been better as a long-form article with much more condensed reference material.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Brilliant book
  

*by T***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 December 2020*

Very cleverly written and a joy to read. William knows his craft. And I now have some great ideas on how I will write my books on maths

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