Simple & Direct Guido Caldarelli longing for a second chance

longing for a second chance

a showcase for art

Published: 07/09/1999

Everyone tries to get rid of the negativity affecting our life in every possible way: reading books on the subject

using an absurdist near-future to talk about current events

Simple & Direct Guido Caldarelli longing for a second chanceA fter a lifetime of writing and editing prose, Jacques Barzun has set down his view of the best ways to improve one's style. His discussions of diction, syntax, tone, meaning, composition, and revision guide the reader through the technique of making the written word clear and agreeable to read. Exercises, model passages both literary and casual, and hundreds of amusing examples of usage gone wrong show how to choose the right path to self expression