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Telling True Stories

Telling True Stories

A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University

By
Mark Kramer
Mark Kramer
2007

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51 books

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Metaphors Be With You: An A to Z Dictionary of History's Greatest Metaphorical Quotations
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The Handbook of Creative Writing
How Novels Work
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level

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Nonfiction

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The Norton Introduction to Philosophy
The art of memory
The Life and Death of Classical Music
Why Mahler?: How One Man and Ten Symphonies Changed Our World
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The Art and Business of Online Writing: How to Beat the Game of Capturing and Keeping Attention
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Essays

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The Portable Hannah Arendt
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Journalism

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