This book is not for beginning writers, but it deserves a place on an advanced writer's shelf. Advice is mingled with the author's musings and probably needs a writer who's developed a finely tuned ear. Her chapter on the two Englishes is must-know advice for any writer who wants to write with subtlty, making their word choices do the heavy lifting for them. Not of the caliber of Stein On Writing (but what is?)