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Writing to Learn: How to Write - And Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All

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William Zinsser’s Writing to Learn shows students how to write clearly about any subject—from mathematics, physics and chemistry to art and music-and how to use writing as a means of learning.

In his warm and engaging style, Zinsser dispels students’ fear of writing, and he shows them that the process of writing can help them understand a subject that they always thought they had no aptitude for. Taking students into many surprising corners of knowledge, Zinsser provides proof that every field has an accessible literature.

This audiobook is expertly read by Charles Constant, with audio engineering by Logan Nyman. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Copyright (c) 1988 by William K. Zinsser (P) (2025) Echo Point Books & Media, LLC.

© 2025 Echo Point Books & Media, LLC (Audiobook): 9798349124587

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Audiobook: 2 September 2025

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