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The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1551 times as reference)
avg rating 4.18 — 87,327 ratings — published 1918
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 605 times as reference)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,536 ratings — published 2003
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 448 times as reference)
avg rating 4.34 — 319,939 ratings — published 2000
The Chicago Manual of Style (Hardcover)
by (shelved 440 times as reference)
avg rating 4.30 — 6,185 ratings — published 1906
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Paperback)
by (shelved 349 times as reference)
avg rating 3.82 — 3,826 ratings — published 1977
Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 333 times as reference)
avg rating 4.04 — 60,230 ratings — published 1942
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 308 times as reference)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,837 ratings — published 1843
Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 301 times as reference)
avg rating 4.13 — 199,306 ratings — published 1931
The Holy Bible: King James Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 286 times as reference)
avg rating 4.45 — 320,420 ratings — published 1611
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(r)
by (shelved 282 times as reference)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,013 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 — 394,395 ratings — published 2010
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Paperback)
by (shelved 260 times as reference)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,215 ratings — published 1955
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 239 times as reference)
avg rating 4.24 — 31,010 ratings — published 1976
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
by (shelved 230 times as reference)
avg rating 4.53 — 6,367 ratings — published 2012
Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 227 times as reference)
avg rating 4.24 — 111,678 ratings — published 1994
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Paperback)
by (shelved 224 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,063 ratings — published 1926
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 222 times as reference)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,392 ratings — published 1855
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 216 times as reference)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,850 ratings — published 2006
The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.89 — 9,093 ratings — published 1962
1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 43,939 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 204 times as reference)
avg rating 3.98 — 28,071 ratings — published 1940
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 201 times as reference)
avg rating 4.64 — 6,265 ratings — published 1890
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary (Paperback)
by (shelved 201 times as reference)
avg rating 4.05 — 11,114 ratings — published 1911
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 197 times as reference)
avg rating 4.41 — 930 ratings — published 1870
Gray's Anatomy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 196 times as reference)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,906 ratings — published 1858
The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 190 times as reference)
avg rating 3.94 — 576,376 ratings — published -500
Holy Bible: English Standard Version (ESV)
by (shelved 187 times as reference)
avg rating 4.60 — 52,750 ratings — published 1982
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 186 times as reference)
avg rating 4.46 — 16,298 ratings — published 1984
Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 180 times as reference)
avg rating 4.57 — 14,900 ratings — published 2014
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 102,313 ratings — published 1998
Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 176 times as reference)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,334 ratings — published 1989
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 174 times as reference)
avg rating 4.19 — 447 ratings — published 1941
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 173 times as reference)
avg rating 4.00 — 168,363 ratings — published 2001
القرآن الكريم (Hardcover)
by (shelved 171 times as reference)
avg rating 4.38 — 72,794 ratings — published 632
The C Programming Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 168 times as reference)
avg rating 4.44 — 11,359 ratings — published 1978
The Associated Press Stylebook (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 2,529 ratings — published 1977
What to Expect When You're Expecting (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 61,596 ratings — published 1984
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 — 2,433 ratings — published 1987
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 164 times as reference)
avg rating 4.22 — 425,036 ratings — published 2003
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic (Paperback)
by (shelved 163 times as reference)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,543 ratings — published 1980
Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 159 times as reference)
avg rating 4.52 — 12,478 ratings — published 1992
The Atlas of Middle-Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 157 times as reference)
avg rating 4.23 — 13,830 ratings — published 1981
Holy Bible: New International Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 155 times as reference)
avg rating 4.63 — 98,134 ratings — published
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 155 times as reference)
avg rating 4.16 — 826,150 ratings — published 1989
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 154 times as reference)
avg rating 4.39 — 94,937 ratings — published 2017
The Complete Works (Leather Bound)
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avg rating 4.48 — 57,748 ratings — published 1623
Book Lust (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as reference)
avg rating 3.77 — 3,658 ratings — published 2003
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as reference)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,138 ratings — published 1985
The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events (Paperback)
by (shelved 146 times as reference)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,088 ratings — published 1946
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