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The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1550 times as reference)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,802 ratings — published 1918
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 607 times as reference)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,804 ratings — published 2003
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 449 times as reference)
avg rating 4.34 — 324,235 ratings — published 2000
The Chicago Manual of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 439 times as reference)
avg rating 4.29 — 6,191 ratings — published 1906
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Paperback)
by (shelved 347 times as reference)
avg rating 3.82 — 3,826 ratings — published 1977
Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 335 times as reference)
avg rating 4.04 — 60,820 ratings — published 1942
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 310 times as reference)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,841 ratings — published 1843
Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 201,351 ratings — published 1931
The Holy Bible: King James Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 288 times as reference)
avg rating 4.45 — 324,840 ratings — published 1611
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(r)
by (shelved 278 times as reference)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,052 ratings — published 1952
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 262 times as reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 397,459 ratings — published 2010
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Paperback)
by (shelved 261 times as reference)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,235 ratings — published 1955
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 245 times as reference)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,390 ratings — published 1976
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 235 times as reference)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,417 ratings — published 2012
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 227 times as reference)
avg rating 4.24 — 113,233 ratings — published 1994
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Paperback)
by (shelved 226 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,062 ratings — published 1926
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 221 times as reference)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,391 ratings — published 1855
The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 216 times as reference)
avg rating 3.90 — 9,163 ratings — published 1962
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 214 times as reference)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,857 ratings — published 2006
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
by (shelved 209 times as reference)
avg rating 3.98 — 28,618 ratings — published 1940
1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List (Paperback)
by (shelved 209 times as reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 44,099 ratings — published 2003
Roget's International Thesaurus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 206 times as reference)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,005 ratings — published 1911
The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible: With Main Concordance, Appendix to the Main Concordance, Topical Index to the Bible, Dictionar (Hardcover)
by (shelved 203 times as reference)
avg rating 4.64 — 6,277 ratings — published 1890
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary (Paperback)
by (shelved 203 times as reference)
avg rating 4.05 — 11,165 ratings — published 1911
Gray's Anatomy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 198 times as reference)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,928 ratings — published 1858
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 197 times as reference)
avg rating 4.42 — 931 ratings — published 1870
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 190 times as reference)
avg rating 3.94 — 587,804 ratings — published -500
Holy Bible: English Standard Version (ESV)
by (shelved 189 times as reference)
avg rating 4.60 — 53,162 ratings — published 2001
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 187 times as reference)
avg rating 4.46 — 16,398 ratings — published 1984
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 181 times as reference)
avg rating 4.57 — 15,066 ratings — published 2014
Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 178 times as reference)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,367 ratings — published 1989
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 176 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 102,944 ratings — published 1998
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 173 times as reference)
avg rating 4.19 — 451 ratings — published 1941
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 169,611 ratings — published 2001
القرآن الكريم (Hardcover)
by (shelved 170 times as reference)
avg rating 4.38 — 73,606 ratings — published 632
The Associated Press Stylebook (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as reference)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,530 ratings — published 1977
What to Expect When You're Expecting (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as reference)
avg rating 3.82 — 62,239 ratings — published 1984
The C Programming Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 167 times as reference)
avg rating 4.44 — 11,406 ratings — published 1978
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 165 times as reference)
avg rating 4.22 — 430,840 ratings — published 2003
Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 164 times as reference)
avg rating 4.53 — 12,653 ratings — published 1992
An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned But Probably Didn't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 163 times as reference)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,438 ratings — published 1987
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic (Paperback)
by (shelved 163 times as reference)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,544 ratings — published 1980
The Atlas of Middle-Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 160 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 13,929 ratings — published 1981
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 159 times as reference)
avg rating 4.39 — 98,129 ratings — published 2017
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as reference)
avg rating 4.16 — 835,687 ratings — published 1989
Holy Bible: New International Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 153 times as reference)
avg rating 4.63 — 99,208 ratings — published
The Complete Works (Leather Bound)
by (shelved 151 times as reference)
avg rating 4.48 — 57,881 ratings — published 1623
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Paperback)
by (shelved 151 times as reference)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,219 ratings — published 1985
Book Lust (Paperback)
by (shelved 150 times as reference)
avg rating 3.76 — 3,662 ratings — published 2003
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as reference)
avg rating 3.87 — 384,831 ratings — published 1979
“The night may be dark and full of terrors, I thought, but I've got a big stick.”
― Foxglove Summer
― Foxglove Summer
“Today I hit rock bottom but didn’t busy myself with activity to take my mind off it, like I usually do. I allowed myself to sink as deep as possible. It’s like an infection: let it run its course and be done with it. Rising, I felt cleansed.”
― Transcending Depression: Quest Without a Compass
― Transcending Depression: Quest Without a Compass
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