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William Strunk, E. B. White
The Elements of Style (4th Edition)
by Longman (Hardcover)

Diana Hacker
A Writer's Reference
by St. Martin's Press (Paperback)

A proven success. The best-selling college textbook of any kind. Thoroughly class tested and enthusiastically endorsed by millions of students and their instructors at more than 1300 colleges and universities across the country. Updated with MLA's 1999 guidelines. Spiral.

Norm Goldstein
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STYLEBOOK AND BRIEFING ON MEDIA LAW
by Perseus Publishing (Paperback)

Robert Brewer
2009 Writer's Market
by Writers Digest Books (Paperback)

For 88 years, Writer's Market has given fiction and nonfiction writers the information they need to sell their work--from completely up-to-date listings to exclusive interviews with successful writers. The 2009 edition provides all this and more with over 3,500 listings for book publishers, magazines and literary agents, in addition to a completely updated freelance rate chart. In addition to the thousands of market listings, writers will find up-to-date information on becoming a successful freelancer covering everything from writing query letters to launching a freelance business, and more.

Diana Hacker
A Pocket Style Manual
by Bedford/St. Martin's (Spiral-bound)

The first of its kind, A Pocket Style Manual continues to help student writers get answers to their writing and research questions. Its concise and straightforward content is flexible enough to suit the needs of writers in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, health professions, business courses, fine arts, teacher training courses, and beyond. Its slim format, brief length, and spiral binding make it a portable and practical tool. With its signature Diana Hacker quick-reference features, A Pocket Style Manual has always provided quick solutions to writing problems. Supplemented by the best free and open Web resources, A Pocket Style Manual offers the best value for students.In the Hacker tradition, the new contributing authors — Nancy Sommers, Tom Jehn, Jane Rosenzweig, and Marcy Carbajal Van Horn — have crafted solutions for the challenges today’s college students face. Together they give us a new edition that provides more help with research writing and one that ...

Diana Hacker
The Bedford Handbook
by Bedford/St. Martin's (Paperback)

Built on Diana Hacker’s vision and developed with the help of expert composition teachers, the seventh edition of The Bedford Handbook is the indispensable classroom and reference tool it always was — only better. Now with the strongest coverage of research writing in a full-sized handbook, the seventh edition helps students meet one of the core challenges of academic writing: maintaining their own voice while writing from sources. This edition also adds innovative tips from writing center tutors, sound advice for writing across the curriculum, and substantially more help for writing with and writing about visuals.

Rise B. Axelrod, Charles R. Cooper
The St. Martin's Guide to Writing
by Palgrave Macmillan (Hardcover)

William Strunk Jr., E.B. White
The Elements of Style Illustrated
by Penguin (Non-Classics) (Paperback)

The only style manual ever to appear on bestseller lists has explained to millions of readers the basic principles of plain English. The book’s mantra—make every word tell—is still on point. Whether seventeen or seventy, this much-loved classic, now in its fourth edition, will forever be the go-to guide when in need of a hint on how to make a turn of phrase clearer, or a reminder on how to enliven prose with the active voice. Kalman’s exquisite illustrations give the revered work a jolt of new energy, making the learning experience more colorful and clear. The Elements of Style Illustrated will come to be known as the definitive, must-have edition.

Dan Poynter
The Self-Publishing Manual : How to Write, Print, and Sell Your Own Book, 15th Ed. (Self Publishing Manual)
by Para Publishing (Paperback)

Patricia T. O'Connor
Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English
by Riverhead Trade (Paperback)

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