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Writing To Learn

: Paperback
Author:: William Knowlton Zinsser
Publisher:: Harper & Row
Release Date:: 1989
ISBN-10:: 0062720406
ISBN-13:: 9780062720405

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Price:: $6.47
Condition:: Used
Sell Price:: None
Final Cost:: $6.47

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Price:: $10.72
Duration:: 60 Days
Sell Price:: None
Final Cost:: $10.72

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Used: $6.47

Price:: $2.50
Shipping:: $3.97
Total:: $6.47

New: $19.78

Price:: $15.81
Shipping:: $3.97
Total:: $19.78

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Short Term Rental (60 days): $10.72

Price:: $6.75
Shipping:: $3.97
Total:: $10.72

eBookFrom $8.99

eBook (99999 days): $8.99

Price:: $8.99
Shipping:: $0.00
Total:: $8.99

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	eCampus Used	Used		$2.50 as of Oct 19, 2026, 8:58 PM ET	$3.97	$6.47 $6.47Buy Nowclick here!
	eCampus (Marketplace) Used (Marketplace)	Used (Marketplace)		$2.61 as of Oct 19, 2026, 8:58 PM ET	$3.97	$6.58 $6.58Buy Nowclick here!
	eCampus 99999 Day eBook (expires 08/04/2300)	99999 Day eBook (expires 08/04/2300)		$8.99 as of Oct 19, 2026, 8:58 PM ET	FREE	$8.99 $8.99Rent Nowclick here!
	eCampus Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026)	Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026)		$6.75 as of Oct 19, 2026, 8:58 PM ET	$3.97	$10.72 $10.72Rent Nowclick here!
	eCampus Quarter Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026)	Quarter Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026)		$7.13 as of Oct 19, 2026, 8:58 PM ET	$3.97	$11.10 $11.10Rent Nowclick here!
	eCampus Semester Rental (77 days, due 01/05/2027)	Semester Rental (77 days, due 01/05/2027)		$7.50 as of Oct 19, 2026, 8:58 PM ET	$3.97	$11.47 $11.47Rent Nowclick here!
	eCampus New	New		$15.81 as of Oct 19, 2026, 8:58 PM ET	$3.97	$19.78 $19.78Buy Nowclick here!

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	eCampus Semester Rental (77 days, due 01/05/2027)	Semester Rental (77 days, due 01/05/2027)		$7.50 as of Oct 19, 2026, 8:58 PM ET	$3.97	$11.47 $11.47Rent Nowclick here!

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	eCampus Quarter Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026)	Quarter Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026)		$7.13 as of Oct 19, 2026, 8:58 PM ET	$3.97	$11.10 $11.10Rent Nowclick here!

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	eCampus Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026)	Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026)		$6.75 as of Oct 19, 2026, 8:58 PM ET	$3.97	$10.72 $10.72Rent Nowclick here!

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	eCampus 99999 Day eBook (expires 08/04/2300)	99999 Day eBook (expires 08/04/2300)		$8.99 as of Oct 19, 2026, 8:58 PM ET	FREE	$8.99 $8.99Rent Nowclick here!

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About Writing To Learn

This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning.

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