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Our focus is squarely on the process and the product of nonfiction books. For advice about writing the prose itself, I recommend On Writing Well, by William Zinsser.
“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”
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“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.”
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“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
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“Rage — whether in reaction to social injustice, or to our leaders’ insanity, or to those who threaten or harm us — is a powerful energy that, with diligent practice, can be transformed into fierce compassion.”
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“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.”
― Emerson in His Journals
― Emerson in His Journals
NonFiction Pulitzers
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A group to read the General Nonfiction, Biography/Autobiography, and History Books that won or were a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
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