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The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1563 times as reference)
avg rating 4.18 — 88,201 ratings — published 1918
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 608 times as reference)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,880 ratings — published 2003
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 453 times as reference)
avg rating 4.34 — 326,239 ratings — published 2002
The Chicago Manual of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 440 times as reference)
avg rating 4.30 — 6,192 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 4.04 — 61,159 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 — 202,411 ratings — published 1931
The Holy Bible: King James Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 288 times as reference)
avg rating 4.45 — 327,184 ratings — published 1611
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(r)
by (shelved 280 times as reference)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,074 ratings — published 1952
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 265 times as reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 398,958 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 — 3,237 ratings — published 1955
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 249 times as reference)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,558 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 — 6,444 ratings — published 2012
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 228 times as reference)
avg rating 4.24 — 114,277 ratings — published 1994
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Paperback)
by (shelved 225 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 — 9,192 ratings — published 1962
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 2,862 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 — 28,856 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 — 44,180 ratings — published 2003
Roget's International Thesaurus (Hardcover)
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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)
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avg rating 4.05 — 11,190 ratings — published 1911
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 199 times as reference)
avg rating 4.42 — 933 ratings — published 1870
Gray's Anatomy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 199 times as reference)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,932 ratings — published 1858
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 193 times as reference)
avg rating 3.94 — 592,990 ratings — published -500
Holy Bible: English Standard Version (ESV)
by (shelved 190 times as reference)
avg rating 4.60 — 53,344 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 — 16,420 ratings — published 1984
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 185 times as reference)
avg rating 4.57 — 15,144 ratings — published 2014
القرآن الكريم (Hardcover)
by (shelved 182 times as reference)
avg rating 4.37 — 75,264 ratings — published 632
Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as reference)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,386 ratings — published 1989
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 103,234 ratings — published 1998
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 170,110 ratings — published 2001
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 172 times as reference)
avg rating 4.19 — 450 ratings — published 1941
The Associated Press Stylebook (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 2,532 ratings — published 1977
What to Expect When You're Expecting (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 62,537 ratings — published 1984
The C Programming Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 167 times as reference)
avg rating 4.44 — 11,425 ratings — published 1978
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 166 times as reference)
avg rating 4.21 — 433,539 ratings — published 2003
Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 165 times as reference)
avg rating 4.53 — 12,726 ratings — published 1992
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 164 times as reference)
avg rating 4.39 — 99,711 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 — 2,438 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 — 13,986 ratings — published 1981
Holy Bible: New International Version (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.63 — 99,753 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 — 840,091 ratings — published 1989
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Paperback)
by (shelved 152 times as reference)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,231 ratings — published 1985
Book Lust (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 3,662 ratings — published 2003
The Complete Works (Leather Bound)
by (shelved 147 times as reference)
avg rating 4.48 — 57,546 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 — 1,090 ratings — published 1946
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“He stretched, ate his last bite of fungal curds, drank the dregs of something not entirely unlike coffee, and headed out to keep peace in wartime.”
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