| 1. On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction | 
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By: William Zinsser
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
May 09, 2006
This book is to the point and helpful to anyone who wishes to write better... more
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| 2. 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing (Mentor) | 
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By: Gary Provost
Publisher: Signet
October 01, 1985
"101 habits..." by McAleer is a more foundational resource and a good alternative for people at this earlier level. Just paging through on the shelf it is apparent that this book has limited concrete application regarding mechanics (on that subject "Self Editing for Fiction Writers" or "Write Tight" are far better and probably give 100 total tips or more apiece). Even those examples contained in... more
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| 3. Writing Under Pressure: The Quick Writing Process (Oxford paperbacks) |
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By: Sanford Kaye
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
December 13, 1990
I can understand Sanford Kaye's objective: provide a program that take the angst out of having to write in high pressure environments, such as a test or presentation at the office. That the author is an academic and his target is primarily students skews this work in a direction it shouldn't really go - and Kaye's sallies into the politics of his day doesn't help matters.
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| 4. Elements of Grammar | 
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By: Margaret Shertzer
Publisher: Longman
September 11, 1996
It's short, it's quick, it's easy. I have six grammar books in all, some of which offer longer explanations if I truly want to understand something, but I always start with this one first. I've recommended it several times to different writers. ... more
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| 5. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation |
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By: Lynne Truss
Publisher: Gotham
April 11, 2006
Punctuation as Delight
Lynn Truss is a bright and charming writer. I owned this book earlier when it was first published, causing quite a stir in the British reading public. It was a delight, often funny, always informative, and always lifting the English language to the high place it deserves in our intellectual life. It was a book I wanted to share with someone I thought would enjoy... more
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| 6. Grammatically Correct |
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By: Anne Stilman
Publisher: Writers Digest Books
September 15, 1997
I never knew that I made so many mistakes in my writing. This book is great for beginners, and for amateurs; I don't know about professionals though... more
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| 7. The Craft of Research, Third Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) |
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By: Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
April 15, 2008
If you are into research keep a copy for yourself and nearby your belongings or just about at any place where you sit upon and write your research. This book is by far the most compelling, simple and well written about research methods. It's simplicity may at first be seen as something for beginners. But I challenge you to read it and then do let me know if you have not unveiled the masterpiece that... more
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| 8. A Rulebook for Arguments |
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By: Anthony Weston
Publisher: Hackett Pub Co
November 14, 2008
"A Rulebook for Beginners" is made up of 45 discrete rules which have been categorised into nine chapters of general arguing techniques.
Not only does the author give positive rules for arguing, but he also lists about two dozen "Common Fallacies" in a glossary format at the end of the book.
The rulebook is written in an easy to read, and easy to reference layout. While you would... more
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| 9. Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing |
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By: Claire Kehrwald Cook
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
June 30, 1985
This is a great book. It provides great tips on how to edit your own writing work... more
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| 10. The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need: A One-Stop Source for Every Writing Assignment |
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By: Susan Thurman, Larry Shea
Publisher: Adams Media
May 01, 2003
This book is a pleasure to read, employing a lively style while injecting just enough humor to keep the sector of the populace who are not grammar nerds attentive long enough to absorb valuable information. It is simultaneously clear without being simplistic and substantive without being pedantic, a neat trick in this day of watered-down everything. It also adheres to traditional grammar categories... more
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