American EssaysCharles B. Shaw
American Essays
by Charles B. Shaw · first published 1968
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…fine, I guess. I think Murakami is at his best in "Norwegian Wood" and "South of the Border" -- in different ways. You might also enjoy "Chrome Yellow" by Huxley. For something a bit different, try: "American Essays" edited by Shaw (http://www.amazon.com/American-Essays-Charles-B-Shaw/dp/B000...). If you enjoyed the books on Steve Jobs, you might enjoy "The new new thing" by Lewis (on the founder of SGI and Netscape).…
on “My Summer Reading List” ↗…http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-30th-Anniversary-Nonficti... It has plenty of examples and advice on various types of writing. Beyond that, my advice is to simply read good texts. One starting point would be: http://www.amazon.com/American-Essays-Charles-B-Shaw/dp/B000... Or, for something newer: http://brevity.org/misc/bestswi.html While doing a quick search, I also came across this: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2009/05/20/need-examples-...…
on “Ask HN: How do you write great sentences, paragraphs, or articles?” ↗Re: Essay vs Blog -- I had the good fortune to come across "American Essays"[1] edited by Charles B. Shaw in a thrift shop some years ago. Shaw opens the book with, in-part: "The Essay In America (...) There is no literary form that embraces so wide a variety of inclusions.…
on “The Web We Have to Save” ↗> i suspect that the blog format discourages the latter. I don't really see how the blog format makes this any worse than writing published essays did. The foreword to "American Essays"[1] edited by Shaw is remarkably relevant and on-point for what I would consider the good parts of blogs and on-line writing. There aren't all that many that I am aware of that write consistently and…
on “How to Write Articles and Essays Quickly and Expertly (2006)” ↗Before reading these articles, you HAVE to read this: http://www.amazon.com/Best-American-Essays-Century-Series/dp...
on “Kevin Kelly - The Best Magazine Articles Ever” ↗…the entire collection is good my favourites were in no particular order:- 1. On running afters ones hat 2. The fallacy of success 3. The worship of the wealthy These days I am reading Oxford book of American Essays[2]. I liked Benjamin Franklin's essays (The whistle was also in his autobiography). Consolation for the old bachelor (Francis Hopkinson) is very funny. Calvin a study of character (Charles Dudley Warner)…
on “Ask HN: Who are your favorite essayists?” ↗