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I'm always reading some part of this book. Sometimes I flip through the pages in frustration, other times I relish each grammatically perfect sentence.
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Indispensable for any lover of good writing.
If you don't know this book, I'm not sure whether to feel sorry for you because you've missed so much for so long, or to feel envious of you because you get a chance to read it for the first time. ...more
If you don't know this book, I'm not sure whether to feel sorry for you because you've missed so much for so long, or to feel envious of you because you get a chance to read it for the first time. ...more

To me, one of the best books on writing, hands down. I have several editions but primarily use the third. It's particularly good for helping writers cut out the fat from their prose, learning to use the right term and not excess terms for what you're talking about.
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This book featured on Mental Floss' list of 7 Tiny Books That Packed A Big Punch.
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Feb 04, 2009
Keith
marked it as reference

Aug 30, 2011
Daisy
marked it as to-read