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The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1550 times as reference)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,825 ratings — published 1918
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 607 times as reference)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,821 ratings — published 2003
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 447 times as reference)
avg rating 4.34 — 324,480 ratings — published 2000
The Chicago Manual of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 439 times as reference)
avg rating 4.29 — 6,191 ratings — published 1906
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Paperback)
by (shelved 347 times as reference)
avg rating 3.82 — 3,826 ratings — published 1977
Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 335 times as reference)
avg rating 4.04 — 60,848 ratings — published 1942
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 310 times as reference)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,841 ratings — published 1843
Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 303 times as reference)
avg rating 4.12 — 201,465 ratings — published 1931
The Holy Bible: King James Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 289 times as reference)
avg rating 4.45 — 325,090 ratings — published 1611
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(r)
by (shelved 280 times as reference)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,054 ratings — published 1952
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 262 times as reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 397,601 ratings — published 2010
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Paperback)
by (shelved 261 times as reference)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,235 ratings — published 1955
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 245 times as reference)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,405 ratings — published 1976
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)
by (shelved 235 times as reference)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,420 ratings — published 2012
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Paperback)
by (shelved 227 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,063 ratings — published 1926
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 227 times as reference)
avg rating 4.24 — 113,333 ratings — published 1994
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 221 times as reference)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,391 ratings — published 1855
The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 216 times as reference)
avg rating 3.90 — 9,166 ratings — published 1962
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 214 times as reference)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,858 ratings — published 2006
1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List (Paperback)
by (shelved 210 times as reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 44,108 ratings — published 2003
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
by (shelved 209 times as reference)
avg rating 3.98 — 28,635 ratings — published 1940
Roget's International Thesaurus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 206 times as reference)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,005 ratings — published 1911
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary (Paperback)
by (shelved 204 times as reference)
avg rating 4.05 — 11,170 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 203 times as reference)
avg rating 4.64 — 6,276 ratings — published 1890
Gray's Anatomy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 198 times as reference)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,928 ratings — published 1858
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 197 times as reference)
avg rating 4.42 — 931 ratings — published 1870
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 191 times as reference)
avg rating 3.94 — 588,301 ratings — published -500
Holy Bible: English Standard Version (ESV)
by (shelved 189 times as reference)
avg rating 4.60 — 53,185 ratings — published 2001
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 187 times as reference)
avg rating 4.46 — 16,396 ratings — published 1984
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 181 times as reference)
avg rating 4.57 — 15,075 ratings — published 2014
Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 178 times as reference)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,369 ratings — published 1989
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 176 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 102,985 ratings — published 1998
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 173 times as reference)
avg rating 4.19 — 451 ratings — published 1941
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 169,672 ratings — published 2001
القرآن الكريم (Hardcover)
by (shelved 170 times as reference)
avg rating 4.38 — 73,638 ratings — published 632
The Associated Press Stylebook (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as reference)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,530 ratings — published 1977
What to Expect When You're Expecting (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as reference)
avg rating 3.82 — 62,271 ratings — published 1984
The C Programming Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 167 times as reference)
avg rating 4.44 — 11,407 ratings — published 1978
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 165 times as reference)
avg rating 4.22 — 431,129 ratings — published 2003
Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 164 times as reference)
avg rating 4.53 — 12,663 ratings — published 1992
An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned But Probably Didn't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 163 times as reference)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,438 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 — 1,545 ratings — published 1980
The Atlas of Middle-Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 160 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 13,934 ratings — published 1981
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 160 times as reference)
avg rating 4.39 — 98,316 ratings — published 2017
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as reference)
avg rating 4.16 — 836,159 ratings — published 1989
Holy Bible: New International Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 153 times as reference)
avg rating 4.63 — 99,276 ratings — published
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Paperback)
by (shelved 151 times as reference)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,217 ratings — published 1985
The Complete Works (Leather Bound)
by (shelved 150 times as reference)
avg rating 4.48 — 57,891 ratings — published 1623
Book Lust (Paperback)
by (shelved 150 times as reference)
avg rating 3.76 — 3,662 ratings — published 2003
The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as reference)
avg rating 3.87 — 385,010 ratings — published 1979
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