The best book ever written on how to write clearly and elegantly. Makes Strunk and White look like a kindergarten text, but be sure to get the 1st edition. He ruined it with his second and third editions for some reason known only to himself (and he's no longer alive) ( )

This style of writing should be taught anywhere and everywhere. Some may struggle to grasp the power of this form because they have been instructed in a more traditional style that has a tendency to fail incensantly at getting to the point. Williams eliminates that tendency and in doing so esentially says that what we are writing is more important that how we are writing it. Think Hemingway: simple prose. ( )

A very technical book on writing. I loved the first 8 lessons, the last two were complicated. The model of a sentence that he builds up in the first 7 lessons is great and I'll probably make a small diagram of it to post next to my desk. It also includes many great lessons at the end of each chapter. I am now armed with enough information to improve my writing. Wish me luck. ( )

One of the worst "manuals of style" I've ever encountered. Clarity and grace? This man absolutely butchers some of his examples. Also poorly organized and indexed. ( )