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Plain Language Books
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Oxford Guide to Plain English (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 207 ratings — published 2004
The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 87,483 ratings — published 1918
The Writing Coach (Spiral-bound)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2003
Writing in Plain English (Paperback)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1989
Lifting the Fog of Legalese: Essays on Plain Language (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 8 ratings — published
Legal Writing in Plain English: A Text With Exercises (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 786 ratings — published 2001
Plain English for Lawyers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 553 ratings — published
Federal Plain Language Guidelines (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.40 — 5 ratings — published 2011
A plain English handbook : how to create clear SEC disclosure documents.
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avg rating 4.12 — 16 ratings — published
The Art of Readable Writing (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 87 ratings — published 1949
Dollars and Sex: How Economics Influences Sex and Love (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.61 — 338 ratings — published 2013
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,284,946 ratings — published 2011
Taking the War Out of Our Words: The Art of Powerful Non-Defensive Communication (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 213 ratings — published 1998
Garner's Modern English Usage (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.68 — 213 ratings — published
Engineering in the Ancient World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 230 ratings — published 1978
Dogwhistles and Figleaves: How Manipulative Language Spreads Racism and Falsehood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 42 ratings — published
Avaruusasema Ithal (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.45 — 51 ratings — published
De la réception et détection du baratin pseudo-profond (Paperback)
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avg rating 2.60 — 10 ratings — published 2015
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 219,540 ratings — published 1985
Dynamics in Document Design: Creating Text for Readers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 40 ratings — published 1996
Why Business People Speak Like Idiots: A Bullfighter's Guide (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.62 — 273 ratings — published 2005
Talk Normal: Stop the Business Speak, Jargon and Waffle (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 17 ratings — published 2011
The Reader's Brain: How Neuroscience Can Make You a Better Writer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 97 ratings — published 2015
Seeing Through Legalese: More Essays on Plain Language (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.86 — 6,526 ratings — published 2017
How to write clearly (ebook)
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avg rating 3.50 — 4 ratings — published
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 9,320 ratings — published 2017
A Web for Everyone: Designing Accessible User Experiences (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.36 — 265 ratings — published 2013
Nicely Said: Writing for the Web with Style and Purpose (Voices That Matter)
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avg rating 4.11 — 552 ratings — published 2014
Word Up! How to Write Powerful Sentences and Paragraphs (And Everything You Build from Them)
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avg rating 4.14 — 248 ratings — published 2013
How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 1,275 ratings — published 2013
Writing for Dollars, Writing to Please: The Case for Plain Language in Business, Government, and Law (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 18 ratings — published 2012
Usability in Government Systems: User Experience Design for Citizens and Public Servants (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 9 ratings — published 2012
Several Short Sentences About Writing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 3,546 ratings — published 2012
The New Doublespeak: Why No One Knows What Anyone's Saying Anymore (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 9 ratings — published 1996
Doublespeak (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 179 ratings — published 1989
Watch Your Language: a Lively, Informal Guide to Better Writing Emanating from the News Room of the New York Times (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.60 — 10 ratings — published 1958
Style: Toward Clarity and Grace (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
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avg rating 4.21 — 2,050 ratings — published 1981
Writing with Precision: How to Write So That You Cannot Possibly Be Misunderstood (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 53 ratings — published 1978
Doublespeak Defined: Cut Through the Bull**** and Get the Point! (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.18 — 11 ratings — published 1999
The Fine Art of Copyediting (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.50 — 50 ratings — published 1991
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 31,146 ratings — published 1976
Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 1,308 ratings — published 2007
The Elements of Legal Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 295 ratings — published 1991
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 321,552 ratings — published 2000
Why I Write (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 15,673 ratings — published 1946
Strictly English: The Correct Way to Write . . . And Why It Matters (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.50 — 109 ratings — published 1996
The English Language: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 335 ratings — published 2016
The Penguin guide to plain English: Express yourself clearly and effectively (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.54 — 13 ratings — published 2000
Complete Plain Words (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 318 ratings — published 1954
“But true philosophic demonstration will contribute to the profit not of the listeners' tongues, but of their minds. And, in my opinion, he who is solicitous about truth ought not to frame his language with artfulness and care, but only to try to express his meaning as he best can.”
― Volume 12. The Writings of Clement of Alexandria
― Volume 12. The Writings of Clement of Alexandria
“The arithmetic of love defied intuition: only when given away did it multiply.”
― Plain Language
― Plain Language
