Do I Make Myself Clear?: A Practical Guide to Writing Well in the Modern Age
Autor Harold Evansen Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 sep 2018
*New
York
TimesBestseller
*
One
ofNPR'sBest
Books
of
2017
Harry Evans has edited everything from the urgent files of battlefield reporters to the complex thought processes of Henry Kissinger. He's even been knighted for his services to journalism. InDO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?, he brings his indispensable insight to us all in his definite guide to writing well.
The right words are oxygen to our ideas, but the digital era, with all of its TTYL, LMK, and WTF, has been cutting off that oxygen flow. The compulsion to be precise has vanished from our culture, and in writing of every kind we see a trend towardsmore--more speed and more information but far less clarity.
Evans provides practical examples of how editing and rewriting can make for better communication, even in the digital age.DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?is an essential text, and one that will provide every writer an editor at his shoulder.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316509190
ISBN-10: 0316509191
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Little Brown and Company
ISBN-10: 0316509191
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Little Brown and Company
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Notă biografică
Harold
Evans
is
a
British-born
journalist
and
writer
who
was
editor
of
theSunday
Timesfrom
1967
to
1981.
A
graduate
of
Durham
University,
he
has
written
a
number
of
bestselling
histories.
He
followed
the
late
Alistair
Cooke
in
commentaries
on
America
for
the
BBC.
An
American
citizen
since
1993,
he
has
held
positions
as
editor-in-chief
of
theAtlantic
Monthly
Press,
founding
editor
of
the
prize-winningConde
Nast
Traveler;
editorial
director
of
theAtlanticandUS
Newsand
theNew
York
Daily
News;
and
president
and
publisher
of
Random
House.
He
holds
the
British
Press
Awards'
Gold
Award
for
Lifetime
Achievement
of
Journalists.
In
2001
British
journalists
voted
him
the
all-time
greatest
British
newspaper
editor,
and
in
2004
he
was
knighted.
Since
2011,
he
has
been
editor-at-large
forReuters.
Recenzii
"Sir
Harold
Evans'
memoir-cum-craft
manual
inwhich
he
rollicks
-
with
all
the
joy
and
adventurousness
of
a
rock
'n'
rolltell-all...Of
the
truly
silly
number
of
hours
I've
spent
with
my
nose
inthe
binding
of
books
on
the
craft
of
writing,
those
I
spent
withDo
I
MakeMyself
Clear?were
the
only
I
spent
smiling,
in
search
of
someone
I
could
readaloud
to."—NPR
"Have you heard of Harold Evans? Sir Harold Evans? Of course you have. He is one of the greatest and most garlanded editors alive....As a master editor and distinguished author, Evans is well qualified to instruct us on how to write well. But can he delight us in the process? After reading this book, I can affirm the answer is yes."—Jim Holt,New York Times Book Review
"A writing manual so smart and incisive that it could surely benefit anyone-journalist, student, business executive, legislator-who has ever tried to craft an English sentence and fallen short."—Malcolm Jones,Daily Beast
"Going well beyond the typical style guide's proscriptions against the passive voice, cliché, and so on, this polemic on writing takes the view that "the oppressive opaqueness" of much contemporary prose "is a moral issue."—New Yorker
"Evans's book offers plenty of practical advice for those seeking to improve their writing skills, with a 10-point checklist to encourage a clear approach."—Financial Times
"In the tradition of George Orwell, who said that political language is designed to make lies sound truthful, Harry Evans reminds us how important it is to write clearly. Then he shows how. Those of us who have been edited by Harry marvel at his dexterity in unclogging dense prose, and in this book he reveals his secrets."—Walter Isaacson, author ofSteve JobsandThe Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
"A timely reminder that precision of language is the writer's greatest weapon. Harry Evans' methodical research and wry eye provide an entertaining lesson in intent, measured and exacting. At a time when public debate is shrill and filled by the overly assertive, Evans gives us a treat of a book that, through the use of practical examples, allows us to bathe in a language of clarity.Do I Make Myself Clear?shows that writing remains the gift of the ultimate explorer. Make more time for the journey."—David Walmsley, Editor-in-Chief,The Globe and Mail
Harry Evans is one of the great -- indeed legendary -- editors of our time. Over the course of his career, he has edited newspapers, books and magazines, which surely qualifies as a publishing trifecta. All his talents -- and irresistible charm -- are on display inDo I Make Myself Clear?It's much more than a guide to English usage -- it's a companion: informative, delightful and indispensable. Do not hit INT or SEND without it!—Christopher Buckley author ofThank You For Smoking
"Read this book before you write another word. As original as it is entertaining, Harold Evans' guided tour of every nuance of our language amounts to a masterly reappraisal of English usage for our times by a consummate editor turned writer."—Anthony Holden editor ofPoems that Make Grown Men Cry
"Harold (Harry) Evans is a writer and thinker of deep and celebrated accomplishment and marked independence, and his new book on how our government hides behind a word it's never even heard of- prolixity - is acutely on target."—Peggy Noonan author ofThe Time of Our Lives
"The great French writer Émile Zola said that his prose style was "forged on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines," but the anvil of journalism is no use without the hammer of a great editor. Few if any wordsmiths hit harder than Sir Harold Evans. From the foggy corridors of Fleet Street to the lofty heights of Manhattan publishing, he has dedicated his life to hammering sloppy verbiage into plain English. Witty, wonderfully well written, but above all wise, Do I Make Myself Clear? should be required reading for all who scribble, type, or otherwise 'word process.' "—Niall Ferguson, Senior Fellow, the Hoover Institution, Stanford
"Clarity and wit have something in common, and it's Harry Evans. He clears a path through the thorny underbrush that stands between us and meaning, and he does it with cutting humor and graceful charm. He certainly does make himself clear, and us, too."—Alan Alda, Actor and Writer
"Mr.
Evans's
skills
are
on
display
on
nearly
every
page
of
"Do
I
Make
Myself
Clear?
Why
Writing
Well
Matters."
Writing
a
book
about
writing
well
can
be
hazardous
for
the
author-reviewing
one
is
risky,
too-but
in
this
case
at
least
the
author
and
his
readers
have
nothing
to
fear."
—Edward
Kosner,Wall
Street
Journal"Have you heard of Harold Evans? Sir Harold Evans? Of course you have. He is one of the greatest and most garlanded editors alive....As a master editor and distinguished author, Evans is well qualified to instruct us on how to write well. But can he delight us in the process? After reading this book, I can affirm the answer is yes."—Jim Holt,New York Times Book Review
"A writing manual so smart and incisive that it could surely benefit anyone-journalist, student, business executive, legislator-who has ever tried to craft an English sentence and fallen short."—Malcolm Jones,Daily Beast
"Going well beyond the typical style guide's proscriptions against the passive voice, cliché, and so on, this polemic on writing takes the view that "the oppressive opaqueness" of much contemporary prose "is a moral issue."—New Yorker
"Evans's book offers plenty of practical advice for those seeking to improve their writing skills, with a 10-point checklist to encourage a clear approach."—Financial Times
"In the tradition of George Orwell, who said that political language is designed to make lies sound truthful, Harry Evans reminds us how important it is to write clearly. Then he shows how. Those of us who have been edited by Harry marvel at his dexterity in unclogging dense prose, and in this book he reveals his secrets."—Walter Isaacson, author ofSteve JobsandThe Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
"A timely reminder that precision of language is the writer's greatest weapon. Harry Evans' methodical research and wry eye provide an entertaining lesson in intent, measured and exacting. At a time when public debate is shrill and filled by the overly assertive, Evans gives us a treat of a book that, through the use of practical examples, allows us to bathe in a language of clarity.Do I Make Myself Clear?shows that writing remains the gift of the ultimate explorer. Make more time for the journey."—David Walmsley, Editor-in-Chief,The Globe and Mail
Harry Evans is one of the great -- indeed legendary -- editors of our time. Over the course of his career, he has edited newspapers, books and magazines, which surely qualifies as a publishing trifecta. All his talents -- and irresistible charm -- are on display inDo I Make Myself Clear?It's much more than a guide to English usage -- it's a companion: informative, delightful and indispensable. Do not hit INT or SEND without it!—Christopher Buckley author ofThank You For Smoking
"Read this book before you write another word. As original as it is entertaining, Harold Evans' guided tour of every nuance of our language amounts to a masterly reappraisal of English usage for our times by a consummate editor turned writer."—Anthony Holden editor ofPoems that Make Grown Men Cry
"Harold (Harry) Evans is a writer and thinker of deep and celebrated accomplishment and marked independence, and his new book on how our government hides behind a word it's never even heard of- prolixity - is acutely on target."—Peggy Noonan author ofThe Time of Our Lives
"The great French writer Émile Zola said that his prose style was "forged on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines," but the anvil of journalism is no use without the hammer of a great editor. Few if any wordsmiths hit harder than Sir Harold Evans. From the foggy corridors of Fleet Street to the lofty heights of Manhattan publishing, he has dedicated his life to hammering sloppy verbiage into plain English. Witty, wonderfully well written, but above all wise, Do I Make Myself Clear? should be required reading for all who scribble, type, or otherwise 'word process.' "—Niall Ferguson, Senior Fellow, the Hoover Institution, Stanford
"Clarity and wit have something in common, and it's Harry Evans. He clears a path through the thorny underbrush that stands between us and meaning, and he does it with cutting humor and graceful charm. He certainly does make himself clear, and us, too."—Alan Alda, Actor and Writer
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A wise and entertaining guide to writing English the proper way, by one of the greatest newspaper editors of our time.
A wise and entertaining guide to writing English the proper way, by one of the greatest newspaper editors of our time.