Calamities of Exile: Three Nonfiction Novellas
 The three essays in this volume, each long enough to be referred to as a nonfiction novella, originally appeared in the New Yorker, where Weschler is a staff writer. They engage directly with the theme of political exile by delving into the lives of ... [... more]
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Art Of Nonfiction
In The Art of Nonfiction, Ayn Rand spends six pages explaining why something she wrote about the launching of Apollo II is far superior to something Loudon Wainwright wrote about it; throughout the book, she uses her own work as examples of exemplary ... [... more]
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The Writer Within: A Guide to Creative Nonfiction
Very Insightful As a young person working in the magazine industry and a person that studied creative writing in college, I found Lary Bloom's book to be a highly readable guide to pursuing creative non-fiction with integrity. [... more]
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Creative Nonfiction: Researching and Crafting Stories of ...
Exceptional tool for writers Creative Nonfiction is an invaluable resource for writers of reality-based material. I am a television producer and college film professor who specializes in documentary production. While this book is crafted for a print ... [... more]
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Nonfiction Book Proposals Anyone Can Write
I know: we all want to write a Great Novel. But in the meantime, don't you have a few terrific ideas for a nonfiction book, too? The subtitle of this book is "How to Get a Contract and an Advance Before Writing Your Book." Doesn't THAT sound ... [... more]
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Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film
This is it! Barnbouw has taken a wealth of creativity and almost a century of filmmaking and not only made it manageable but intensely relevant and interesting, His breakdown of the various movements throughout the history of the documentary film is ... [... more]
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Whether you write an occasional professional letter or a daily newspaper column, William Zinsser's On Writing Well should be required reading. Simplicity is Zinsser's mantra: he preaches a stripped-down writing style, strong and clear. He has no patience ... [... more]
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Writers Compass Writers Guide To Nonfiction
Add this book to your collection This is an excellent practical book for non-fiction writers. Even the advanced non-fiction writer should find new ways to focus and improve their work after reading this book.
A excellent book for non-fiction writers This ... [... more]
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Fast Track Course on How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal
According to Stephen Mettee, a book proposal, like a woman's skirt, should be "short enough to be interesting, but long enough to cover the subject." The same could be said for a book about writing such a proposal. Mettee's Fast-Track Course on ... [... more]
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Nonfiction Book Proposals
I know: we all want to write a Great Novel. But in the meantime, don't you have a few terrific ideas for a nonfiction book, too? The subtitle of this book is "How to Get a Contract and an Advance Before Writing Your Book." Doesn't THAT sound ... [... more]
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Seek: Selected Nonfiction
Rudy Rucker, author of the Software tetralogy and White Light, possesses a quality that could endanger his cyberpunk credibility: enthusiasm. No sullen antihero, Dr. Rucker is a computer science professor and a devoted family man, but his fiction has ... [... more]
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Gotcha!: Nonfiction Booktalks to Get Kids Excited about ...
This book got me! This book is a wonderful resource for parents, teachers, librarians, or anyone who gives books to kids, but who may need a bit of help in choosing appropriate books. Kathleen Baxter and Marcia Agness Kochel have focused on the wealth of ... [... more]
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