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The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1563 times as reference)
avg rating 4.18 — 88,176 ratings — published 1918
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 608 times as reference)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,875 ratings — published 2003
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 452 times as reference)
avg rating 4.34 — 326,003 ratings — published 2002
The Chicago Manual of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 440 times as reference)
avg rating 4.30 — 6,191 ratings — published 1906
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Paperback)
by (shelved 347 times as reference)
avg rating 3.82 — 3,825 ratings — published 1977
Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 337 times as reference)
avg rating 4.03 — 61,113 ratings — published 1942
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 311 times as reference)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,842 ratings — published 1843
Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 303 times as reference)
avg rating 4.12 — 202,296 ratings — published 1931
The Holy Bible: King James Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 288 times as reference)
avg rating 4.45 — 326,926 ratings — published 1611
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(r)
by (shelved 280 times as reference)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,072 ratings — published 1952
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 264 times as reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 398,806 ratings — published 2010
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Paperback)
by (shelved 263 times as reference)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,236 ratings — published 1955
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 249 times as reference)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,535 ratings — published 1976
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 234 times as reference)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,440 ratings — published 2012
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 228 times as reference)
avg rating 4.24 — 114,148 ratings — published 1994
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Paperback)
by (shelved 226 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,066 ratings — published 1926
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 223 times as reference)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,393 ratings — published 1855
The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 218 times as reference)
avg rating 3.90 — 9,189 ratings — published 1962
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 215 times as reference)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,861 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 — 28,829 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 — 44,164 ratings — published 2003
Roget's International Thesaurus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 207 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 204 times as reference)
avg rating 4.64 — 6,280 ratings — published 1890
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary (Paperback)
by (shelved 204 times as reference)
avg rating 4.05 — 11,191 ratings — published 1911
Gray's Anatomy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 199 times as reference)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,930 ratings — published 1858
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 198 times as reference)
avg rating 4.42 — 933 ratings — published 1870
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 194 times as reference)
avg rating 3.94 — 592,398 ratings — published -500
Holy Bible: English Standard Version (ESV)
by (shelved 190 times as reference)
avg rating 4.60 — 53,324 ratings — published 2001
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 188 times as reference)
avg rating 4.46 — 16,418 ratings — published 1984
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 185 times as reference)
avg rating 4.57 — 15,140 ratings — published 2014
القرآن الكريم (Hardcover)
by (shelved 182 times as reference)
avg rating 4.37 — 75,230 ratings — published 632
Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as reference)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,384 ratings — published 1989
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 103,203 ratings — published 1998
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 173 times as reference)
avg rating 4.19 — 450 ratings — published 1941
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 170,072 ratings — published 2001
The Associated Press Stylebook (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,532 ratings — published 1977
What to Expect When You're Expecting (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as reference)
avg rating 3.82 — 62,501 ratings — published 1984
The C Programming Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 167 times as reference)
avg rating 4.44 — 11,424 ratings — published 1978
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 166 times as reference)
avg rating 4.21 — 433,242 ratings — published 2003
Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 165 times as reference)
avg rating 4.53 — 12,720 ratings — published 1992
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 164 times as reference)
avg rating 4.39 — 99,542 ratings — published 2017
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 164 times as reference)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,547 ratings — published 1980
The Atlas of Middle-Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 161 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 13,981 ratings — published 1981
Holy Bible: New International Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 156 times as reference)
avg rating 4.63 — 99,691 ratings — published
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as reference)
avg rating 4.16 — 839,599 ratings — published 1989
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Paperback)
by (shelved 152 times as reference)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,227 ratings — published 1985
Book Lust (Paperback)
by (shelved 150 times as reference)
avg rating 3.76 — 3,662 ratings — published 2003
The Complete Works (Leather Bound)
by (shelved 149 times as reference)
avg rating 4.48 — 57,543 ratings — published 1623
The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events (Paperback)
by (shelved 147 times as reference)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,089 ratings — published 1946
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