On writing well

On writing well

By
William Zinsser
William Zinsser
1976 • 337 pages

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42 books

Writing

erindarlyn
Erin Darlyn
The Chicago Manual of Style
Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
The Best Punctuation Book, Period
How to Tell a Story
Mastering Plot Twists
Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction

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228 books

Non Fiction

Clyde
CLYDE WISHAM
Armored cav
Five Patients
Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years
Take Back Your Government
No Logo

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8 books

Self Help

Clyde
CLYDE WISHAM
What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes from a Street-Smart Executive
On writing well
How To Win Friends and Influence People
Golf My Way
Why We Get Fat

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100 books

2016

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Moccasin Trail
The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting
Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity
The Wishing Spell
The Golden Goblet
The Old Man and the Sea

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71 books

My Very Favorites

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Melissa
Love Wins
The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical
A Lion to Guard Us
The Hunger Games
Catching Fire

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17 books

Writing Books

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Melissa
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity
On writing well
Big Magic

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12 books

Business

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Rachel Baker
Crush It!: Why Now Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It
The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit
The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business

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1,556 books

1st Reference

Diogenes
Diogenes
Shadowstorm
The Aleph and Other Stories
The Beatles Anthology
The Startup Owner's Manual
Hard to be a god
Numbers Guide: The Essentials of Business Numeracy, Fifth Edition

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63 books

Pmba

Diogenes
Diogenes
Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
The Halo Effect
Bankable Business Plans
Ready, Fire, Aim
Seeing What's Next
10 Days to Faster Reading

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7 books

Communications

Diogenes
Diogenes
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
Influence
On writing well
Made to Stick
How To Win Friends and Influence People

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441 books

Dot

boson
Boson
The America's Test Kitchen Cooking School Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Become a Great Cook
Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning
The Intelligent Investor
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
Hacking The Art Of Exploitation
Autobiography of a yogi
The Annotated Turing

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14 books

Did Not Finish

vivian
Vivian
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
How to Be Perfect
Dopesick
How Innovation Works
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
The Road to Character
The Creative Habit

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12 books

Writing

Aetherson
JamesSupporter
Focus: A Simplicity Manifesto in the Age of Distraction
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On writing well
The Elements of Style
The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need
How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times

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442 books

Non Fiction

Zhep
ASZ
Do the Work
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life / The Little Book of Lykke / Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living
The Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life
How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

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120 books

Own Physical Copy

Zhep
ASZ
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
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Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
High Output Management

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4 books

Writing

Merkaba
Terrance
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On writing well
Pep Talks for Writers: 52 Insights and Actions to Boost Your Creative Mojo
On Writers and Writing

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72 books

Reference

StephenMcC
Stephen McClurg
The lifetime reading plan
On writing well
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
The Complete Electric Bass Player, Book 1: The Method

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59 books

Writing

StephenMcC
Stephen McClurg
Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity
Bradbury Speaks: Too Soon from the Cave, Too Far from the Stars
Anguished English
Why I Write
On writing well
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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63 books

Nonf Niche

LucilleAncrath
Lucille Ancrath
Fabric of Civilization
Future Histories
The Case for Mars
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
Reclaiming Conversation
The Shallows

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103 books

Genre Non Fiction

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Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
A Brief History of Time
Hubble Focus: Our Amazing Solar System
Collapse of Complex Societies
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
Educated: A Memoir
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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23 books

Source Headway Blinkist

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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
How To Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking your Procrastination Habit
Your Brain at Work
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
The Unfair Advantage: How You Already Have What It Takes to Succeed
Millionaire Success Habits: The Gateway to Wealth & Prosperity

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29 books

Genre Self Help

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Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
How To Stop Procrastinating: A Simple Guide to Mastering Difficult Tasks and Breaking your Procrastination Habit
Your Brain at Work
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
The Unfair Advantage: How You Already Have What It Takes to Succeed

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25 books

Topic Personal Development

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Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
Your Brain at Work
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
The Unfair Advantage: How You Already Have What It Takes to Succeed
Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Thinking, Fast and Slow

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20 books

Type Reference

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How to Read a Book
On writing well
The Bullet Journal Method
Chemistry for Environmental Scientists
Solutions for a Cleaner, Greener Planet: Environmental Chemistry

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4 books

Writing

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Kyle
On writing well
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
The Elements of Style
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