书名：On Writing Well 英文写作指南
作者：William Zinsser
出版社名称：Harper Perennial
出版时间：2016
语种：英文
ISBN：9780060891541
商品尺寸：13.5 x 2.1 x 20.3 cm
包装：平装
页数：322

      如果大家对写作有兴趣，并且希望改进自己的文章，On Writing Well是一本必读的书。这本书是英文原版，但语言较为通俗，整体来说比较容易懂。它可以给人关于写作（不只是英语写作）的启示，而且语言富含哲理性。
这是给几代美国人带来启发的写作经典，文风流畅，非常朴实。经典永不过时，值得反复阅读，可以通过它提升自己的写作。

推荐理由：
       1.On Writing Well销售了100多万册，堪称创作非小说类文学作品的经典指南。
       2.被《纽约时报》誉为“写作圣经”。
       3.《图书馆杂志》称赞它是好看易懂的写作指南，字里行间充满对写作的热爱和尊重。

      More than one million copies sold. The classic guide to writing nonfiction.
      “On Writing Wellis a bible for a generation of writers looking for clues to clean, compelling prose.” —New York Times
      “Not sinceThe Elements of Stylehas there been a guide to writing as well presented and readable as this one. A love and respect for the language is evident on every page.” —Library Journal

       On Writing Well英文写作指南因其实用的建议、清晰的思路和温馨的文风而备受赞扬。纽约时报评价On Writing Well是一本指导英文写作的圣经，任何想让要自己文章简洁的人都应该没事拿出来读一读，膜拜膜拜。本书详细地介绍了写作的准则、方法、形式以及写作的态度，不同的题材都有不同的讲解，不管是关于人物、地点、科学技术、商务、运动、人文还是自传，你都可以从中找到启发。书中的原则和观点已被已经被几代作家和学生分享，是一本文学创作的教科书和自学指导书籍。
本书于1976年发行首版，本版本是2016发行的新版（30周年纪念版是2006年发行的），内容与纪念版无差别，包含了如何写家族史和回忆录的章节。

     On Writing Wellhas been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and its warmth of style. It is a book for anybody who wants to learn how to write, whether about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts, or about yourself. Its principles and insights have made it a cherished resource for several generations of writers and students.

      William Zinsser（1922-2015）是一位作家、编辑和教师。他的事业开始于《纽约先驱论坛报》，并长期为优秀的杂志投稿。他的17本书包括Writing to Learn、Mitchell & Ruff、Spring Training、American Places、Easy to Remember: The Great American Songwriters and Their Songs和Writing About Your Life。20世纪70年代，他在耶鲁大学教授写作，是布兰福德学院的院长。后来他回到家乡纽约，在新学院和哥伦比亚大学新闻学院教书，是位受人爱戴的教授。
     William Zinsser (1922-2015) was a writer, editor and teacher. He began his career with theNew York Herald Tribuneand has been a longtime contributor to leading magazines. His 17 books includeWriting to Learn,Mitchell & Ruff,Spring Training,American Places,Easy to Remember:The Great American Songwriters and Their Songs, andWriting About Your Life. During the 1970s he taught writing at Yale, where he was master of Branford College. A beloved professor at the New School and Columbia University School of Journalism, he lived in his hometown, New York.

INTRODUCTION

PART I  Principles
1 The Transaction
2 Simplicity
3 Clutter
4 Style
5 The Audience
6 Words
7 Usage

PART II  Methods
8 Unity
9 The Lead and the Ending
10 Bits & Pieces

PART III  Forms
11 Nonfiction as Literature
12 Writing About People: The Interview
13 Writing About Places: The Travel Article
14 Writing About Yourself: The Memoir
15 Science and Technology
16 Business Writing: Writing in Your Job
17 Sports
18 Writing About the Arts: Critics and Columnists
19 Humor

PART IV  Attitudes
20 The Sound of Your Voice
21 Enjoyment, Fear and Confidence
22 The Tyranny of the Final Product
23 A Writer’s Decisions
24 Writing Family History and Memoir
25 Write as Well as You Can

SOURCES
INDEX

书名：The Elements of Style 风格的要素
作者：William Strunk Jr.;E.B. White;Maira Kalman
出版社名称：Penguin Books
出版时间：2007
语种：英文
ISBN：9780143112723
商品尺寸：15.1x 1 x 21.6 cm
包装：平装
页数：154

The Elements of Style《风格的要素》在中国赴美国的留学生中享有广泛的声誉，经过口口相传，几乎成了每一个出国留学者必备的英文写作指南。一个人必须首先了解规则才能够去打破它。这本经典的指导书是每个英语学生和写作者的必读之书。
推荐理由：
1.本书是美国康乃尔大学英文系教授威廉·斯托克（William Strunk Jr.）于1918年初版，其学生著名散文作家怀特（E.B.White）将师作重新编修、补充后出版；
2.一上市便名列畅销榜，问世至今，历久不衰，全球畅销逾千万本，成为英文界的传奇，全球千万英语学习者一致见证的实用英文写作书；
3.美国亚马逊书店、博客来书店、《纽约时报》、《华尔街日报》学习类畅销书榜榜首，入选美国图书博览会20世纪百佳英文书；
4.各大高中、大学、TOFEL、GRE、GMAT指定参考书，受到《夏洛特的网》作者E. B. White及英文导师、小说家史蒂芬·金极力推崇。
Every English language writer knows The Elements of Style. The book’s mantra, make every word tell, is still on point. This much-loved classic, now in its fourth edition, will forever be the go-to guide when in need of a hint to make a turn of phrase clearer or a reminder on how to enliven prose with the active voice. The only style manual to ever appear on bestseller lists has explained to millions of readers the basic principals of plain English, and Kalman’s fifty-seven exquisite illustrations give the revered work a jolt of new energy, making the learning experience more colorful and clear.

The Elements of Style《风格的要素》是由美国康奈尔大学英语系教授威廉·斯特伦克所著的一本英文写作指导书，阐明了英文朴实风格必须具备的基本原则，集中阐述了英文用法和英文写作基本规则以及写作格式、常犯的写作错误等。
The Elements of Style is a prescriptive American English writing style guide in numerous editions. The original was composed by William Strunk Jr., in 1918, and published by Harcourt, in 1920, comprising eight “elementary rules of usage”, ten “elementary principles of composition”, “a few matters of form”, a list of 49 “words and expressions commonly misused”, and a list of 57 “words often misspelled”. E. B. White greatly enlarged and revised the book for publication by Macmillan in 1959. That was the first edition of the so-called “Strunk & White”, which Time named in 2011 one of the 100 best and most influential books written in English since 1923. 

William Strunk Jr. (1869-1946) was professor of English at Cornell University. He wrote The Elements of Style in 1918 for the use of his students, who dubbed it “the little book.”
威廉·斯特伦克（1869-1946）是著名的康奈尔大学英语系教授，英语语法和写作文法方面的专家。《风格的要素》是作者在1918年完成的，从那时起本书就成为英文写作方面的经典必读书，几乎每个美国人人手一册。

E. B. White(1899-1985) was a leading American essayist, author, humorist, poet, and literary stylist whose wide range of writing includes Charlotte’s Web.
E.B.怀特（1899-1985），美国当代著名散文家、评论家，以散文名世，“其文风冷峻清丽，辛辣幽默，自成一格”。生于纽约蒙特弗农，毕业于康奈尔大学。作为《纽约客》主要撰稿人的怀特一手奠定了影响深远的“《纽约客》文风”。他还为孩子们写了三本书：《精灵鼠小弟》《夏洛的网》与《吹小号的天鹅》，同样成为儿童与成人共同喜爱的文学经典。

Maira Kalman has illustrated twelve children’s books, numerous covers for The New Yorker, fabrics for fashion designers Isaac Mizrahi and Kate Spade, and many other projects.
Maira Kalman麦拉·卡尔曼，美国知名插画家和设计师，《纽约客》《纽约时报》《新闻周刊》等著名杂志专栏画家，其个性鲜明的风格深受大众喜爱，她为畅销书The Elements of Style《风格的要素》创作的插图本成为人们争相收藏的书籍。