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The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1549 times as reference)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,121 ratings — published 1918
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 606 times as reference)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,420 ratings — published 2003
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 446 times as reference)
avg rating 4.34 — 318,141 ratings — published 2000
The Chicago Manual of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 440 times as reference)
avg rating 4.30 — 6,185 ratings — published 1906
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Paperback)
by (shelved 349 times as reference)
avg rating 3.82 — 3,825 ratings — published 1977
Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 332 times as reference)
avg rating 4.04 — 59,967 ratings — published 1942
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 310 times as reference)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,837 ratings — published 1843
Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 301 times as reference)
avg rating 4.13 — 198,597 ratings — published 1931
The Holy Bible: King James Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 288 times as reference)
avg rating 4.45 — 318,333 ratings — published 1611
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(r)
by (shelved 282 times as reference)
avg rating 3.83 — 6,992 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 — 392,961 ratings — published 2010
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Paperback)
by (shelved 257 times as reference)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,204 ratings — published 1955
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 239 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,848 ratings — published 1976
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 230 times as reference)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,342 ratings — published 2012
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 226 times as reference)
avg rating 4.24 — 111,047 ratings — published 1994
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 223 times as reference)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,389 ratings — published 1855
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Paperback)
by (shelved 222 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,062 ratings — published 1926
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 216 times as reference)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,847 ratings — published 2006
The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 215 times as reference)
avg rating 3.89 — 9,055 ratings — published 1962
1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List (Paperback)
by (shelved 210 times as reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 43,851 ratings — published 2003
Roget's International Thesaurus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 205 times as reference)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,009 ratings — published 1911
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
by (shelved 202 times as reference)
avg rating 3.98 — 27,864 ratings — published 1940
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary (Paperback)
by (shelved 201 times as reference)
avg rating 4.05 — 11,069 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 200 times as reference)
avg rating 4.64 — 6,255 ratings — published 1890
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 197 times as reference)
avg rating 4.41 — 929 ratings — published 1870
Gray's Anatomy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 196 times as reference)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,896 ratings — published 1858
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 188 times as reference)
avg rating 4.46 — 16,267 ratings — published 1984
Holy Bible: English Standard Version (ESV)
by (shelved 187 times as reference)
avg rating 4.60 — 52,508 ratings — published 1982
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 182 times as reference)
avg rating 3.94 — 571,503 ratings — published -500
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 180 times as reference)
avg rating 4.57 — 14,833 ratings — published 2014
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 178 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 102,100 ratings — published 1998
Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 175 times as reference)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,321 ratings — published 1989
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 173 times as reference)
avg rating 4.19 — 445 ratings — published 1941
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 167,900 ratings — published 2001
القرآن الكريم (Hardcover)
by (shelved 169 times as reference)
avg rating 4.38 — 72,519 ratings — published 632
The C Programming Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as reference)
avg rating 4.44 — 11,337 ratings — published 1978
The Associated Press Stylebook (Paperback)
by (shelved 167 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,527 ratings — published 1977
What to Expect When You're Expecting (Paperback)
by (shelved 166 times as reference)
avg rating 3.82 — 61,334 ratings — published 1984
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 — 2,432 ratings — published 1987
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 163 times as reference)
avg rating 4.22 — 422,729 ratings — published 2003
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic (Paperback)
by (shelved 163 times as reference)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,540 ratings — published 1980
Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 158 times as reference)
avg rating 4.52 — 12,406 ratings — published 1992
The Atlas of Middle-Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 155 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 13,784 ratings — published 1981
Holy Bible: New International Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 154 times as reference)
avg rating 4.63 — 97,595 ratings — published 1978
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 154 times as reference)
avg rating 4.16 — 822,043 ratings — published 1989
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 154 times as reference)
avg rating 4.39 — 93,596 ratings — published 2017
Book Lust (Paperback)
by (shelved 150 times as reference)
avg rating 3.77 — 3,662 ratings — published 2003
The Complete Works (Leather Bound)
by (shelved 148 times as reference)
avg rating 4.48 — 57,671 ratings — published 1623
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as reference)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,118 ratings — published 1985
Robert's Rules of Order (Paperback)
by (shelved 146 times as reference)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,901 ratings — published 1876
“How rude could you get? She was treating a boy she'd only just met as an inferior being. The only other person I can think of who does that is a Saiyan prince.”
― やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。1
― やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。1
“Organizing one's life to respond to a threat one felt powerless about as a child can be a source of enormous inspiration.”
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