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How to Write Great Dialog by Dorothy May MercerHow To Design & Format Your Paragraphs by Dorothy May MercerScrivener Essentials by Karen PrinceThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Scrivener Essentials by Karen Prince
Inexpensive how-to books for the creative writer
120 books — 86 voters
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary by Merriam-WebsterThe Oxford English Dictionary by John Andrew SimpsonOxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary by A.S. HornbyEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
Dictionaries
386 books — 54 voters

Bi Any Other Name by Loraine HutchinsGetting Bi by Robyn OchsREC*OG*NIZE by Robyn OchsThe Horizontal Poet by Jan SteckelNavigate Your Emotions by Exploring Them Like Games by Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
Bisexual nonfiction
37 books — 50 voters
Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet by Debbie StollerComplete Guide to Sewing by Virginia ColtonStitch 'n Bitch by Debbie StollerThe Creative Family by Amanda Blake SouleSew U by Wendy Mullin
Best Craft Books
173 books — 49 voters

The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIVBrewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable by Ebenezer Cobham BrewerThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Oxford Shakespeare by William ShakespeareInstruction Manual for the 21st Century Samurai by Alexei Maxim Russell
Constant Companion Books
77 books — 45 voters
1776 by David McCulloughWashington's Crossing by David Hackett FischerPaul Revere's Ride by David Hackett FischerAlmost a Miracle by John FerlingBunker Hill by Nathaniel Philbrick
American Revolution - Warfare (nonfiction)
123 books — 34 voters

A Love to Die For by Joseph SeechackThe Norton Anthology of English Literature Vol. 1 by M.H. AbramsAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 2 by M.H. AbramsThe Portable Enlightenment Reader by Isaac Kramnick
World Lit From 1600 to the Present: Basic Seminar Texts
129 books — 25 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
35 books — 24 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAnimal Farm by George OrwellAlice in Wonderland by Jane CarruthThe Velvet Underground by Michael LeighThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Books in Music
47 books — 12 voters
Castle by David MacaulayOSW by ChambersA Medieval Family by Joseph GiesCathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel by Frances GiesA Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
My reference books
138 books — 7 voters

De essays by Michel de MontaigneMaximen by François de La RochefoucauldDe eeuwige bron by Ayn RandDe Schopenhauer-kuur by Irvin D. YalomReligie voor atheïsten by Alain de Botton
Life coaching books (Dutch)
23 books — 3 voters

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