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The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1552 times as reference)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,379 ratings — published 1918
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 605 times as reference)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,560 ratings — published 2003
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 447 times as reference)
avg rating 4.34 — 320,550 ratings — published 2000
The Chicago Manual of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 441 times as reference)
avg rating 4.30 — 6,184 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 — 60,303 ratings — published 1942
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 308 times as reference)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,837 ratings — published 1843
Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 199,564 ratings — published 1931
The Holy Bible: King James Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 288 times as reference)
avg rating 4.45 — 321,014 ratings — published 1611
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(r)
by (shelved 282 times as reference)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,018 ratings — published 1952
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 263 times as reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 394,806 ratings — published 2010
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Paperback)
by (shelved 260 times as reference)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,218 ratings — published 1955
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 239 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 31,054 ratings — published 1976
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 231 times as reference)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,372 ratings — published 2012
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 227 times as reference)
avg rating 4.24 — 111,881 ratings — published 1994
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Paperback)
by (shelved 224 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,063 ratings — published 1926
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 222 times as reference)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,393 ratings — published 1855
The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 217 times as reference)
avg rating 3.89 — 9,102 ratings — published 1962
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 2,852 ratings — published 2006
1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List (Paperback)
by (shelved 211 times as reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 43,972 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 205 times as reference)
avg rating 3.98 — 28,159 ratings — published 1940
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary (Paperback)
by (shelved 202 times as reference)
avg rating 4.05 — 11,116 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 201 times as reference)
avg rating 4.64 — 6,269 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 — 3,908 ratings — published 1858
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 190 times as reference)
avg rating 3.94 — 577,941 ratings — published -500
Holy Bible: English Standard Version (ESV)
by (shelved 188 times as reference)
avg rating 4.60 — 52,824 ratings — published 2001
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 186 times as reference)
avg rating 4.46 — 16,309 ratings — published 1984
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 181 times as reference)
avg rating 4.57 — 14,933 ratings — published 2014
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 102,378 ratings — published 1998
Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 176 times as reference)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,336 ratings — published 1989
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 174 times as reference)
avg rating 4.19 — 447 ratings — published 1941
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 172 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 168,522 ratings — published 2001
القرآن الكريم (Hardcover)
by (shelved 169 times as reference)
avg rating 4.38 — 72,885 ratings — published 632
The C Programming Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as reference)
avg rating 4.44 — 11,359 ratings — published 1978
What to Expect When You're Expecting (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as reference)
avg rating 3.82 — 61,680 ratings — published 1984
The Associated Press Stylebook (Paperback)
by (shelved 167 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,531 ratings — published 1977
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 425,788 ratings — published 2003
An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned But Probably Didn't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 164 times as reference)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,436 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 — 1,543 ratings — published 1980
Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 161 times as reference)
avg rating 4.52 — 12,505 ratings — published 1992
The Atlas of Middle-Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 157 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 13,838 ratings — published 1981
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 155 times as reference)
avg rating 4.16 — 827,510 ratings — published 1989
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 155 times as reference)
avg rating 4.39 — 95,336 ratings — published 2017
Holy Bible: New International Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 154 times as reference)
avg rating 4.63 — 98,235 ratings — published
The Complete Works (Leather Bound)
by (shelved 151 times as reference)
avg rating 4.48 — 57,766 ratings — published 1623
Book Lust (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as reference)
avg rating 3.77 — 3,660 ratings — published 2003
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as reference)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,144 ratings — published 1985
The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events (Paperback)
by (shelved 146 times as reference)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,088 ratings — published 1946
“In my opinion, our health care system has failed when a doctor fails to treat an illness that is treatable.”
― The Split Mind: Schizophrenia from an Insider's Point of View
― The Split Mind: Schizophrenia from an Insider's Point of View
“I consider myself a synthetic thinker in a virtual domain therefore if I’m way off there is no solid foundation or reference for authentic stupidity.”
― Darkness Left Undone
― Darkness Left Undone
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