Simple & Direct

A fter a lifetime of writing and editing prose, Jacques Barzun has set down his view of the best ways to improve one's style. His discussions of diction, syntax, tone, meaning, composition, and revision guide the reader through the technique of making the written word clear and agreeable to read. Exercises, model passages both literary and casual, and hundreds of amusing examples of usage gone wrong show how to choose the right path to self-expression in forceful and distinctive words.

• Revising Prose (5th Edition)
• The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China: The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun (Penguin Classics)
• From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life
• Zhuangzi: Basic Writings
• The Culture We Deserve : A Critique of Disenlightenment
• Metaphors We Live By
• On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
• Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process
• Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger, 3rd Edition
• Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process