William Knowlton Zinsser



 

William Knowlton Zinsser

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October 07, 1922

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William Knowlton Zinsser (born October 7, 1922) is a writer, editor, and teacher. He began his career as a journalist for the New York Herald Tribune, where he worked as a feature writer, drama editor, film critic, and editorial writer, and has been a longtime contributor to leading magazines.

Throughout the 1970s, Zinsser taught writing at Yale University where he was master of Branford College. He served as executive editor of the Book-of-the-Month Club from 1979 to 1987. He now lives in New York City, his hometown, and teaches at The New School and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

His 17 books include On Writing Well, which is in the seventh edition; Writing to Learn; Mitchell & Ruff (originally published ...more




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On Writing Well, 30th Annivers... On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (On Writing Well)
by William Knowlton Zinsser
avg rating 4.18 — 445 ratings — published 1976
19 editions
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Inventing the Truth: The Art a... Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir (Paperback)
by William Knowlton Zinsser
avg rating 4.08 — 42 ratings — published 1998
3 editions
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Writing To Learn Writing To Learn (Paperback)
by William Knowlton Zinsser
avg rating 4.50 — 26 ratings — published 1993
2 editions
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Writing About Your Life: A Jou... Writing About Your Life: A Journey into the Past (Paperback)
by William Knowlton Zinsser
avg rating 4.17 — 15 ratings — published 2005
2 editions
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Worlds of Childhood: The Art a... Worlds of Childhood: The Art and Craft of Writing for Children (Paperback)
by William Knowlton Zinsser
avg rating 3.71 — 7 ratings — published 1998
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Easy to Remember: The Great Am... Easy to Remember: The Great American Songwriters and Their Songs (Hardcover)
by William Knowlton Zinsser
avg rating 3.40 — 5 ratings — published 2001
2 editions
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American Places: A Writer's Pi... American Places: A Writer's Pilgrimage to Sixteen of This Country's Most Visited and Cherished Sites (Paperback)
by William Knowlton Zinsser
avg rating 5.00 — 1 ratings — published 2007
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Mitchell & Ruff: An American P... Mitchell & Ruff: An American Profile in Jazz (Paperback)
by William Knowlton Zinsser
avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 2000
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Willie and Dwike: An American... Willie and Dwike: An American Profile (Hardcover)
by William Knowlton Zinsser
avg rating 5.00 — 1 ratings — published 1984
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American Places American Places (Common Reader Editions)
by William Knowlton Zinsser
avg rating 4.00 — 1 ratings — published 2002
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