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The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1548 times as reference)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,054 ratings — published 1918
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 608 times as reference)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,377 ratings — published 2003
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 445 times as reference)
avg rating 4.34 — 317,446 ratings — published 2000
The Chicago Manual of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 441 times as reference)
avg rating 4.30 — 6,188 ratings — published 1906
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Paperback)
by (shelved 349 times as reference)
avg rating 3.82 — 3,825 ratings — published 1977
Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 330 times as reference)
avg rating 4.03 — 59,887 ratings — published 1942
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 310 times as reference)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,836 ratings — published 1843
Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 301 times as reference)
avg rating 4.13 — 198,328 ratings — published 1931
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(r)
by (shelved 282 times as reference)
avg rating 3.83 — 6,982 ratings — published 1952
The Holy Bible: King James Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 281 times as reference)
avg rating 4.45 — 317,571 ratings — published 1611
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 263 times as reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 392,372 ratings — published 2010
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Paperback)
by (shelved 256 times as reference)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,204 ratings — published 1955
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 239 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,816 ratings — published 1976
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 231 times as reference)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,341 ratings — published 2012
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 226 times as reference)
avg rating 4.24 — 110,871 ratings — published 1994
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 223 times as reference)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,390 ratings — published 1855
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Paperback)
by (shelved 222 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,062 ratings — published 1926
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 216 times as reference)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,847 ratings — published 2006
The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.89 — 9,046 ratings — published 1962
1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List (Paperback)
by (shelved 211 times as reference)
avg rating 3.88 — 43,813 ratings — published 2003
Roget's International Thesaurus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 205 times as reference)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,009 ratings — published 1911
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (Paperback)
by (shelved 202 times as reference)
avg rating 3.98 — 27,788 ratings — published 1940
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary (Paperback)
by (shelved 201 times as reference)
avg rating 4.05 — 11,063 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 200 times as reference)
avg rating 4.64 — 6,253 ratings — published 1890
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 196 times as reference)
avg rating 4.41 — 929 ratings — published 1870
Gray's Anatomy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 196 times as reference)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,893 ratings — published 1858
Holy Bible: English Standard Version (ESV)
by (shelved 189 times as reference)
avg rating 4.60 — 52,416 ratings — published
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 188 times as reference)
avg rating 3.94 — 569,665 ratings — published -500
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 187 times as reference)
avg rating 4.46 — 16,253 ratings — published 1984
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 180 times as reference)
avg rating 4.57 — 14,808 ratings — published 2014
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 102,039 ratings — published 1998
Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 175 times as reference)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,315 ratings — published 1989
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 173 times as reference)
avg rating 4.19 — 445 ratings — published 1941
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 167,733 ratings — published 2001
القرآن الكريم (Hardcover)
by (shelved 169 times as reference)
avg rating 4.38 — 72,459 ratings — published 632
The C Programming Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as reference)
avg rating 4.44 — 11,325 ratings — published 1978
The Associated Press Stylebook (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 2,525 ratings — published 1977
What to Expect When You're Expecting (Paperback)
by (shelved 165 times as reference)
avg rating 3.82 — 61,235 ratings — published 1984
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 — 2,431 ratings — published 1987
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 163 times as reference)
avg rating 4.22 — 421,902 ratings — published 2003
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic (Paperback)
by (shelved 163 times as reference)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,538 ratings — published 1980
Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 159 times as reference)
avg rating 4.52 — 12,381 ratings — published 1992
Holy Bible: New International Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 154 times as reference)
avg rating 4.63 — 97,412 ratings — published
The Atlas of Middle-Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 154 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 13,773 ratings — published 1981
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 154 times as reference)
avg rating 4.16 — 820,279 ratings — published 1989
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 153 times as reference)
avg rating 4.39 — 93,109 ratings — published 2017
Book Lust (Paperback)
by (shelved 150 times as reference)
avg rating 3.77 — 3,661 ratings — published 2003
The Complete Works (Leather Bound)
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avg rating 4.48 — 57,641 ratings — published 1623
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Paperback)
by (shelved 147 times as reference)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,105 ratings — published 1985
Robert's Rules of Order (Paperback)
by (shelved 146 times as reference)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,898 ratings — published 1876
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