Grammar Books and Style Guides

Here is our collection of grammar books and style guides. You can also find many grammar articles and resources in our grammar and style section.
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Dictionary Of Disagreeable English: A Curmudgeon's Compendium of Excruciatingly Correct Grammar
by Robert Hartwell Fiske
Writer's Digest Books, (October, 2004)

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Little Red Writing Book
by Brandon Royal
Writer's Digest Books, (September, 2004)

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Grammatically Correct
by Anne Stilman
Writer's Digest Books, (September, 2004)

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The Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting
by William A. Sabin
Irwin/McGraw-Hill, (July, 2004)

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The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law
by Norm Goldstein
Basic Books, (July, 2004)

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When Good People Write Bad Sentences: 12 Steps to Better Writing Habits
by Robert W. Harris
St. Martin's Press, (June, 2004)

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Eats, Shoots and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
by Lynne Truss
Gotham Books, (April, 2004)

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The Christian Writer's Manual of Style: Updated and Expanded Edition
by Robert Hudson; Shelley Townsend
Zondervan Publishing Company, (April, 2004)

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From Writing to Composing: An Introductory Composition Course for Students of English
by Beverly Ingram; Carol King
Cambridge University Press, (April, 2004)

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The Elephants of Style: A Trunkload of Tips on the Big Issues and Gray Areas of Contemporary American English
by Bill Walsh
McGraw-Hill Companies, (March, 2004)

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St Martins Guide to Writing 7th Edition
by Rise B. Axelrod; Charles R. Cooper
Bedford Books, (March, 2004)

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UPI Stylebook and Guide to Newswriting
by Bruce Cook; Harold H. Martin; The Editors of Upi
Capital Books, (March, 2004)

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The Word Book from Writers.Com: A Guide to Misused, Misunderstood and Confusing Words With Bonus Quirky Tangents and Illuminating Quotations
by Paula Guran
Writers.com, (February, 2004)

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Grammar Traps: A Handbook of the 20 Most Common Grammar Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
by Stephen Dolainski
Paragraph, (February, 2004)

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Words You Thought You Knew
by Norman Mailer
Jenna Glatzer, (December, 2003)

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The Globe and Mail Style Book, Ninth Edition: A Guide to Language and Usage
by J. A. McFarlane
McClelland & Stewart, (November, 2003)

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Garner's Modern American Usage
by Bryan A. Garner
Oxford University Press, (October, 2003)

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Right Word: How to Say What You Really Mean
by Jan Venolia
Ten Speed Press, (September, 2003)

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The Wall Street Journal Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage
by Paul Martin
Free Press, (September, 2003)

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Writing in Bullets
by Kim Long
Running Press, (September, 2003)

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The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition
by University of Chicago Press
University of Chicago Press, (August, 2003)

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Business Style and Usage
by Paul R. Martin
Wall Street Journal Books, (January, 2003)

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You Send Me: Getting It Right When You Write Online
by Patricia T. O'Conner, Stewart Kellerman
Harcourt Brace, (August, 2002)

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The Dimwit's Dictionary: 5,000 Overused Word and Phrases and Alternatives to Them
by Robert Hartwell Fiske
Marion Street Press, (August, 2002)

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The Wall Street Journal Guide to Business Style and Usage
by Paul R. Martin (Editor)
Wall Street Journal, (January, 2002)

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More Nitty-Gritty Grammar
by Edith Hope Fine, Judith Pinkerton Josephson
Ten Speed Press, (October, 2001)

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Write Right!
by Jan Venolia
Ten Speed Press, (September, 2001)
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English Grammar for Dummies
by Geraldine Woods
John Wiley & Sons, (July, 2001)

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Cliffsquickreview Writing : Grammar, Usage, and Style
by Jean Eggenschwiller, Emily Dotson Biggs
John Wiley & Sons, (June, 2001)

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Championship Writing
by Paula LaRocque
Marion Street Press, (November, 2000)
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The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style
by Paul W. Lovinger
Viking, (July, 2000)
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The Gregg Reference Manual
by William A. Sabin
McGraw Hill Text, (January, 2000)

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Word Court
by Barbara Wallraff
Harcourt Brace, (January, 2000)
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The Elements of Style
by William Strunk Jr., E.B. White, Roger Angell
Allyn & Bacon, (January, 2000)

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Wired Style : Principles of English Usage in the Digital Age
by Constance Hale, Jessie Scanlon
Times Books, (December, 1999)

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Spread the Word
by William Safire, Terry Allen (Illustrator)
Times Books, (November, 1999)

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The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage
by William G. Connolly, Allan M. Siegal
Times Books, (October, 1999)

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Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know About Writing
by Patricia T. O'Conner
Harcourt Brace, (September, 1999)
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Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay : Practical Advice for the Grammatically Challenged
by Richard Lederer, Richard Dowis, Jim McLean (Illustrator)
St Martins Press, (September, 1999)

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The Elements of Style
by William, Jr. Strunk, E. B. White, Charles Osgood (Afterword)
Allyn & Bacon, (August, 1999)

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Columbia Guide to Online Style
by Janice Walker, Todd W. Taylor
Columbia Univ Press, (August, 1999)

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Sin and Syntax : How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose
by Constance Hale
Broadway Books, (June, 1999)

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Style Meister : The Quick-Reference Custom Style Guide
by Lana R. Castle
Castle Communications, (March, 1999)

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Woe is I
by Patricia T. O'Connor
Riverhead Books, (August, 1998)
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