Books about Writing Style

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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation 3.87 avg rating — 106,068 ratings
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The Chicago Manual of Style
The Chicago Manual of Style 4.30 avg rating — 6,182 ratings
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A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers 3.99 avg rating — 3,187 ratings
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting 4.27 avg rating — 17,105 ratings
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The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style 4.18 avg rating — 86,242 ratings
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Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Punchier, More Engaging Language & Style
Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Punchier, More Engaging Language & Style 3.91 avg rating — 965 ratings
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Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English
Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English 3.94 avg rating — 4,498 ratings
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The Associated Press Stylebook 2013
The Associated Press Stylebook 2013 4.28 avg rating — 709 ratings
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Garner's Modern American Usage
Garner's Modern American Usage 4.60 avg rating — 1,064 ratings
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The Elements of Active Prose
The Elements of Active Prose 4.39 avg rating — 31 ratings
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How to Write Fiction: Tools and Techniques
How to Write Fiction: Tools and Techniques 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Inside Story: Everyone's Guide to Reporting and Writing Creative Nonfiction
Inside Story: Everyone's Guide to Reporting and Writing Creative Nonfiction 4.46 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Clear and Simple As the Truth: Writing Classic Prose
Clear and Simple As the Truth: Writing Classic Prose 4.14 avg rating — 455 ratings
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The Scream Writer's Handbook: How to Write a Terrifying Screenplay in 10 Bloody Steps
The Scream Writer's Handbook: How to Write a Terrifying Screenplay in 10 Bloody Steps 3.73 avg rating — 49 ratings
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Narratology: Introduction to the Theory of Narrative
Narratology: Introduction to the Theory of Narrative
by: Mieke Bal
3.68 avg rating — 511 ratings
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Misadventures in the English Language
Misadventures in the English Language 3.74 avg rating — 46 ratings
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An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language: Learn to Hear What’s Left Unsaid
An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language: Learn to Hear What’s Left Unsaid 3.82 avg rating — 228 ratings
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The Grammar Daily: 365 Quick Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl
The Grammar Daily: 365 Quick Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl 4.71 avg rating — 49 ratings
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The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century 4.04 avg rating — 9,071 ratings
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How to Write: Grammar, Usage & Style (SparkNotes Ultimate Style)
How to Write: Grammar, Usage & Style (SparkNotes Ultimate Style) 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
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My Grammar and I... Or Should That Be Me?: How to Speak and Write It Right
My Grammar and I... Or Should That Be Me?: How to Speak and Write It Right 3.85 avg rating — 1,377 ratings
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Stylized: A Slightly Obsessive History of Strunk & White's The Elements of Style
Stylized: A Slightly Obsessive History of Strunk & White's The Elements of Style 3.77 avg rating — 156 ratings
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A Pocket Style Manual
A Pocket Style Manual 3.96 avg rating — 731 ratings
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 3.82 avg rating — 6,915 ratings
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The Accidental Apostrophe: . . . And Other Misadventures in Punctuation
The Accidental Apostrophe: . . . And Other Misadventures in Punctuation 3.73 avg rating — 51 ratings
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When Words Collide: A Media Writer's Guide to Grammar and Style
When Words Collide: A Media Writer's Guide to Grammar and Style 3.90 avg rating — 86 ratings
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Style is the Rocket: and Other Essays on Writing
Style is the Rocket: and Other Essays on Writing
by: Tom Simon
4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Stein on Writing
Stein on Writing
by: Sol Stein
4.28 avg rating — 4,734 ratings
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Create, Narrate, Punctuate: How to Fashion Exquisitely Styled Sentences
Create, Narrate, Punctuate: How to Fashion Exquisitely Styled Sentences 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Robert's Rules of Writing: 101 Unconventional Lessons Every Writer Needs to Know
Robert's Rules of Writing: 101 Unconventional Lessons Every Writer Needs to Know 3.92 avg rating — 544 ratings
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Voice & Style
Voice & Style 3.59 avg rating — 39 ratings
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Elements of Style for Screenwriters: The Essential Manual for Writers of Screenplays
Elements of Style for Screenwriters: The Essential Manual for Writers of Screenplays 3.93 avg rating — 94 ratings
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Poetics
Poetics
by: Aristotle
3.83 avg rating — 28,472 ratings
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Writing Well for Business Success: A Complete Guide to Style, Grammar, and Usage at Work
Writing Well for Business Success: A Complete Guide to Style, Grammar, and Usage at Work 4.09 avg rating — 47 ratings
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MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 3.82 avg rating — 3,823 ratings
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99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style
99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style 3.92 avg rating — 1,058 ratings
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Style: Toward Clarity and Grace
Style: Toward Clarity and Grace 4.21 avg rating — 2,021 ratings
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The Chicago Manual of Style
The Chicago Manual of Style 4.30 avg rating — 6,182 ratings
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Mechanically Inclined
Mechanically Inclined 4.29 avg rating — 1,604 ratings
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A Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation
A Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation 4.21 avg rating — 609 ratings
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Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style 4.34 avg rating — 9,242 ratings
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The Christian Writer's Manual of Style
The Christian Writer's Manual of Style 4.45 avg rating — 139 ratings
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Lexicon: American Style 2: Exercising Our English Language, Our 'Flexicon'
Lexicon: American Style 2: Exercising Our English Language, Our 'Flexicon' 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Facts on File Guide to Style: N.
The Facts on File Guide to Style: N. really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Accidence Will Happen: A Recovering Pedant's Guide to English Language and Style
Accidence Will Happen: A Recovering Pedant's Guide to English Language and Style 3.66 avg rating — 189 ratings
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Genealogical Writing in the 21st Century: A Guide to Register Style and More
Genealogical Writing in the 21st Century: A Guide to Register Style and More 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian
Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,202 ratings
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Creative Writer's Style Guide: Rules and Advice for Writing Fiction and Creative Nonfiction
Creative Writer's Style Guide: Rules and Advice for Writing Fiction and Creative Nonfiction 3.86 avg rating — 56 ratings
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How Not to Write: The Essential Misrules of Grammar
How Not to Write: The Essential Misrules of Grammar 3.77 avg rating — 173 ratings
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The Little Red Writing Book
The Little Red Writing Book 3.76 avg rating — 482 ratings
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The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed
The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed 4.10 avg rating — 1,534 ratings
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Complete Screenwriter's Manual: A Comprehensive Reference of Format and Style, the
Complete Screenwriter's Manual: A Comprehensive Reference of Format and Style, the 4.17 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Business English
Business English 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Dr. Parrett's Surefire Grammar Remedies and Writing Tips
Dr. Parrett's Surefire Grammar Remedies and Writing Tips 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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The Everything Writing Poetry Book: A Practical Guide To Style, Structure, Form, And Expression
The Everything Writing Poetry Book: A Practical Guide To Style, Structure, Form, And Expression really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Everything Grammar And Style Book (Everything Series)
Everything Grammar And Style Book (Everything Series) 4.08 avg rating — 38 ratings
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The Longman Guide to Style and Writing on the Internet
The Longman Guide to Style and Writing on the Internet really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Write in Style: Using Your Word Processor and Other Techniques to Improve Your Writing
Write in Style: Using Your Word Processor and Other Techniques to Improve Your Writing 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Writing With Style
Writing With Style
by: Sue Young
3.19 avg rating — 27 ratings
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The Writing and Revision Stylebook
The Writing and Revision Stylebook 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style
Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style 3.40 avg rating — 15 ratings
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The Oxford Style Manual
The Oxford Style Manual 4.28 avg rating — 65 ratings