This highly original book by William Zinsser, author of the classic guide On Writing Well, tells you how to write about the people and places and events in your life that have been important to you—whether you’re writing a memoir, a family history or just a recollection of experiences you’d like to preserve or more fully understand. Zinsser’s method is to take you on a memoir o...(展开全部)

This highly original book by William Zinsser, author of the classic guide On Writing Well, tells you how to write about the people and places and events in your life that have been important to you—whether you’re writing a memoir, a family history or just a recollection of experiences you’d like to preserve or more fully understand. Zinsser’s method is to take you on a memoir o...(展开全部)

芭芭拉．艾倫瑞克（Barbara Ehrenreich），1941年生，洛克菲勒大學細胞生物學博士，《時代雜誌》專欄作家，作品也常出現在《哈潑》、《國家》、《新共和》等重要刊物，是相當活躍的女性主義者與民主社會主義者。她出身於礦工家庭，讀大學時受到反戰運動啟蒙，於是放棄教職，投入寫作與社會運動，特別關注社會底層。她至今已出版近二十本著作，包括《紐約時報》暢銷榜作品《我在底層的生活》、《M型社會白領的新試煉》、《失控的正向思考》、《嘉年華的誕生》。 譯者簡介 林家瑄，畢業於清大外語研究所，現為期刊編輯，並從事多年翻譯工作。譯有《兩位嚴肅的女人》（行人出版社，2007）、《我在底層的生活》（左岸文化，2010）等專書及文章。

芭芭拉．艾倫瑞克（Barbara Ehrenreich），1941年生，洛克菲勒大學細胞生物學博士，《時代雜誌》專欄作家，作品也常出現在《哈潑》、《國家》、《新共和》等重要刊物，是相當活躍的女性主義者與民主社會主義者。她出身於礦工家庭，讀大學時受到反戰運動啟蒙，於是放棄教職，投入寫作與社會運動，特別關注社會底層。她至今已出版近二十本著作，包括《紐約時報》暢銷榜作品《我在底層的生活》、《M型社會白領的新試煉》、《失控的正向思考》、《嘉年華的誕生》。 譯者簡介 林家瑄，畢業於清大外語研究所，現為期刊編輯，並從事多年翻譯工作。譯有《兩位嚴肅的女人》（行人出版社，2007）、《我在底層的生活》（左岸文化，2010）等專書及文章。

Sylvia Browne believes that if people can remember why they are here and what they are supposed to be doing here, their lives will ultimately become happier, healthier, and more spiritually fulfilling. In this new book, she helps readers celebrate and appreciate life-by reminding them of the countless blessings they received before coming into this world. With chapters on forgi...(展开全部)

In 1997, Tony Blair won the biggest Labour victory in history to sweep the party to power and end 18 years of Conservative government. He has been one of the most dynamic leaders of modern times; few British prime ministers have shaped the nation's course as profoundly as Blair during his ten years in power, and his achievements and his legacy will be debated for years to come....(展开全部)

In 1997, Tony Blair won the biggest Labour victory in history to sweep the party to power and end 18 years of Conservative government. He has been one of the most dynamic leaders of modern times; few British prime ministers have shaped the nation's course as profoundly as Blair during his ten years in power, and his achievements and his legacy will be debated for years to come....(展开全部)

In this elegantly produced, extended conversation celebrating the writing craft, Kurt Vonnegut and acclaimed "Grand Central Winter" author Lee Stringer explore what it means to be a writer -- and what it means to be human. It is an increasingly rare occasion these days to find two writers willing to speak candidly, thoughtfully, and concretely about the intersection of life a...(展开全部)

Like Shaking Hands with God details a collaborative journey on the art of writing undertaken by two distinguished writers separated by age, race, upbringing, and education, but sharing common goals and aspirations. Rarely have two writers spoken so candidly about the intersection where the lives they live meet the art they practice. That these two writers happen to be Kurt Vonn...(展开全部)

Dear Reader, When I was in seventh grade, my English teacher, Mrs. Johnson, gave our class the intriguing (if somewhat macabre) assignment of writing our own obituaries. Oddly, I don't remember much of what I wrote about my life, but I do remember how I died: in first place on the final lap of the Daytona 500. At the time, I hadn't considered writing as an occupation, a field w...(展开全部)