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The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 87,786 ratings — published 1918
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
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avg rating 4.53 — 6,417 ratings — published 2012
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(r)
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avg rating 3.83 — 7,048 ratings — published 1952
Holy Bible: English Standard Version (ESV)
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avg rating 4.60 — 53,157 ratings — published 2001
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 324,120 ratings — published 2000
The Holy Bible: King James Version (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.45 — 324,711 ratings — published 1611
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 3,235 ratings — published 1955
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 3,826 ratings — published 1977
The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible: With Main Concordance, Appendix to the Main Concordance, Topical Index to the Bible, Dictionar (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.64 — 6,277 ratings — published 1890
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 106,798 ratings — published 2003
Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 201,291 ratings — published 1931
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,841 ratings — published 1843
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 2,857 ratings — published 2006
القرآن الكريم (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 73,582 ratings — published 632
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 7,191 ratings — published 1993
Prescription for Nutritional Healing: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 6,957 ratings — published 1990
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 98,045 ratings — published 2017
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
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avg rating 4.57 — 15,067 ratings — published 2014
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 931 ratings — published 1870
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 397,382 ratings — published 2010
The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: The Ultimate A-Z of Fantastic Beings from Myth and Magic (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 6,000 ratings — published 2005
1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 44,099 ratings — published 2003
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 28,604 ratings — published 1940
Mythology (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 60,806 ratings — published 1942
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.41 — 51,329 ratings — published 2015
Holy Bible: New International Version (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.63 — 99,178 ratings — published
The Art of War (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 587,536 ratings — published -500
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 8,220 ratings — published 1985
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 113,187 ratings — published 1994
SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 5,684 ratings — published 1986
Garner's Modern American Usage (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.60 — 1,071 ratings — published 1998
The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws (Writers Helping Writers, #2)
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avg rating 4.59 — 1,927 ratings — published 2013
The Crystal Bible: A Definitive Guide to Crystals (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 10,471 ratings — published 2003
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 17,281 ratings — published 1994
The Backyard Homestead: Produce All the Food You Need on Just a Quarter Acre! (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 5,703 ratings — published 2009
Quidditch Through the Ages (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 190,476 ratings — published 2001
Gray's Anatomy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 3,928 ratings — published 1858
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 1,232 ratings — published 1948
The Associated Press Stylebook (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 2,530 ratings — published 1977
Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 616 ratings — published 1852
The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guide (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.54 — 1,023 ratings — published
The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 5,976 ratings — published 2010
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 384,680 ratings — published 1979
The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.90 — 9,160 ratings — published 1962
Nynorsk ordliste : Større utgåve : med ordforklaringar, synonym og fotnotar, tilleggsliste bokmål-nynorsk og liste over forkortingar (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 9 ratings — published 1938
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 31,381 ratings — published 1976
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 298,746 ratings — published 2014
Pocket Ref (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.49 — 1,038 ratings — published 1989
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 835,444 ratings — published 1989
Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.52 — 12,649 ratings — published 1992
