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The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1519 times as reference)
avg rating 4.18 — 86,805 ratings — published 1918
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 608 times as reference)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,271 ratings — published 2003
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 444 times as reference)
avg rating 4.34 — 315,508 ratings — published 2000
The Chicago Manual of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 442 times as reference)
avg rating 4.30 — 6,182 ratings — published 1906
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Paperback)
by (shelved 349 times as reference)
avg rating 3.82 — 3,823 ratings — published 1977
Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 332 times as reference)
avg rating 4.03 — 59,653 ratings — published 1942
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 311 times as reference)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,833 ratings — published 1843
Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 298 times as reference)
avg rating 4.13 — 197,099 ratings — published 1931
The Holy Bible: King James Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 288 times as reference)
avg rating 4.45 — 314,294 ratings — published 1611
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(r)
by (shelved 283 times as reference)
avg rating 3.83 — 6,951 ratings — published 1952
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 265 times as reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 390,272 ratings — published 2010
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Paperback)
by (shelved 256 times as reference)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,197 ratings — published 1955
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 236 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,643 ratings — published 1976
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 229 times as reference)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,319 ratings — published 2012
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 224 times as reference)
avg rating 4.24 — 110,168 ratings — published 1994
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 223 times as reference)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,389 ratings — published 1855
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 216 times as reference)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,844 ratings — published 2006
The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 214 times as reference)
avg rating 3.89 — 9,023 ratings — published 1962
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Paperback)
by (shelved 213 times as reference)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,061 ratings — published 1926
1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List (Paperback)
by (shelved 209 times as reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 43,698 ratings — published 2003
Roget's International Thesaurus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 207 times as reference)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,009 ratings — published 1911
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary (Paperback)
by (shelved 201 times as reference)
avg rating 4.05 — 11,029 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 199 times as reference)
avg rating 4.64 — 6,251 ratings — published 1890
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
by (shelved 199 times as reference)
avg rating 3.98 — 27,581 ratings — published 1940
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 195 times as reference)
avg rating 4.41 — 928 ratings — published 1870
Gray's Anatomy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 195 times as reference)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,888 ratings — published 1858
Holy Bible: English Standard Version (ESV)
by (shelved 190 times as reference)
avg rating 4.59 — 51,355 ratings — published
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 188 times as reference)
avg rating 3.95 — 563,759 ratings — published -500
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 188 times as reference)
avg rating 4.46 — 16,209 ratings — published 1984
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 178 times as reference)
avg rating 4.57 — 14,716 ratings — published 2014
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 101,742 ratings — published 1998
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 173 times as reference)
avg rating 4.18 — 441 ratings — published 1941
Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 173 times as reference)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,282 ratings — published 1989
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 170 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 167,025 ratings — published 2001
القرآن الكريم (Hardcover)
by (shelved 168 times as reference)
avg rating 4.38 — 72,102 ratings — published 632
The C Programming Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as reference)
avg rating 4.44 — 11,269 ratings — published 1978
An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned But Probably Didn't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 165 times as reference)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,427 ratings — published 1987
What to Expect When You're Expecting (Paperback)
by (shelved 164 times as reference)
avg rating 3.81 — 60,845 ratings — published 1984
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 163 times as reference)
avg rating 4.22 — 419,016 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 — 1,533 ratings — published 1980
Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 160 times as reference)
avg rating 4.51 — 12,186 ratings — published 1992
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 154 times as reference)
avg rating 4.16 — 814,302 ratings — published 1989
Holy Bible: New International Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 153 times as reference)
avg rating 4.63 — 95,806 ratings — published
The Atlas of Middle-Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 152 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 13,720 ratings — published 1981
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 151 times as reference)
avg rating 4.39 — 91,221 ratings — published 2017
Book Lust (Paperback)
by (shelved 151 times as reference)
avg rating 3.77 — 3,659 ratings — published 2003
The Complete Works (Leather Bound)
by (shelved 147 times as reference)
avg rating 4.48 — 57,666 ratings — published 1623
The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events (Paperback)
by (shelved 146 times as reference)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,085 ratings — published 1946
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Paperback)
by (shelved 146 times as reference)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,067 ratings — published 1985
Bulfinch's Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as reference)
avg rating 4.14 — 12,269 ratings — published 1855
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