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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Writing
Zinsser's enduring guide to clear, simple nonfiction prose, built on the conviction that clutter is the disease of writing and that ruthless cutting is the cure. Recommended on Hacker News as often for documentation and email as for essays.
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#16 on the all-time Hacker News books list.
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DHH recommended it alongside The Elements of Style in his Signal v. Noise programming-books post.
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