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On Writing by Stephen KingThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Bird by Bird by Anne LamottWriting Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Best Books on Writing
61st out of 801 books — 1,333 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronLetters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria RilkeWriting Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Best Books on Creative Life
69th out of 513 books — 625 voters

The Book of General Ignorance by John LloydWhy Do Men Have Nipples? by Mark LeynerUncle John's Bathroom Reader by Bathroom Readers' InstituteWhat If? by Randall MunroeThe Darwin Awards by Wendy Northcutt
Best Bathroom Books
20th out of 434 books — 71 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Green Mile by Stephen KingNeverwhere by Neil GaimanInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Books of 1996
114th out of 464 books — 225 voters

Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago PressA Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Disserta... by Kate L. TurabianStory by Robert McKeeThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
Books about Writing Style
7th out of 62 books — 14 voters
Just For You #2 by Mrs Maryam TabibzadehEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Mother Tongue by Bill BrysonThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterBecause Internet by Gretchen McCulloch
Best Popular Language Books on Goodreads
98th out of 176 books — 48 voters

The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need by Susan ThurmanA Handbook of English Grammar by R.W. ZandvoortA Descriptive Grammar of English by Andrew RossiterThe Grammar Daily by Mignon Fogarty
English Grammar
12th out of 14 books — 7 voters
The English Patient by Michael OndaatjeEngland, England by Julian BarnesThe Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories by Michael CoxEnglish Passengers by Matthew KnealeI Hate English! by Ellen Levine
English or England in the Title
236th out of 657 books — 28 voters

The Story of English by Robert McCrumThe Mother Tongue by Bill BrysonEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Fight for English by David Crystal
The Good the Bad and the Ugly of the English Language
65th out of 94 books — 24 voters
Go and Come Back by Joan AbeloveBastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy AllisonIn the Time of the Butterflies by Julia AlvarezSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonFeed by M.T. Anderson
OBCB 2004 Literature & Language Arts
18th out of 25 books — 1 voter

Book Title Generator by Scott LorenzEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussSave the Cat by Blake SnyderThe Magic Words by Cheryl B. KleinWriter to Writer by Gail Carson Levine
Writing Resources (NaNo Edition)
76th out of 93 books — 25 voters
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
2371st out of 3,156 books — 3,680 voters

Woe Is I by Patricia T. O'ConnerText Structure by Nelly TinchevaThe Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation by Jane StrausThe Grouchy Grammarian by Thomas ParrishGrammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies by June Casagrande
Language Canon
1st out of 12 books — 2 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara RobinsonThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckGood in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
Good, Better, Best
611th out of 771 books — 29 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Most Orange Books of All Time
1092nd out of 1,206 books — 328 voters
Words are our Sorcery by Karl WigginsBandersnatch by Diana Pavlac GlyerThe Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation by Jane StrausWrede on Writing by Patricia C. WredeThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
Books about Words
90th out of 127 books — 22 voters

The Copyeditor's Handbook by Amy EinsohnThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussOn writing well by William ZinsserThe Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Press
Best Books for Editors
61st out of 89 books — 44 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Writing Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergWild Mind by Natalie Goldberg
Being a Better Writer
111th out of 112 books — 58 voters

The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose BierceThe New Homeowner's Guide to House Spirits by Alexei Maxim Russell99 Ways to Die by Ashely AlkerThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksNanny Ogg's Cookbook by Terry Pratchett
Funny Guides
112th out of 144 books — 39 voters
Rogets 21st Century Thesaurus by Peter Mark RogetLinda Goodman's Sun Signs by Linda GoodmanBrewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable by Ebenezer Cobham BrewerConcise Oxford English Dictionary by Catherine SoanesThe Writer's Digest Character Naming Sourcebook by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Best Reference Books Ever
14th out of 35 books — 24 voters


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