Bibliography

Style Manuals

*The Associated Press Style Guide and Libel Manual
Los Angeles Times Stylebook
The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage
University of Chicago Style Manual
The Washington Post Deskbook on Style
Webster's Standard American Style Manual
United States Government Printing Office Style Manual

Books, Textbooks, Guides, References

Axelrod, Rise B. and Charles R. Cooper. The St. Martin's Guide to Writing
Berstein, Theodore M. The Careful Writer:A Modern Guide to English Usage
-------. Do's, Don't's, and Maybe's of English Usage
Cook, Claire Kehrwald. Line By Line: How To Improve Your Own Writing
Flesch, Rudolph. The Art of Readable Writing
-------. The ABC of Style
-------. The Art of Plain Talk
Perrin, Porter G. and George H. Smith. Handbook of Current English
Provost, Garry. 100 Ways To Improve Your Writing
Roberts, Philip Davis. Plain English: A User's Guide
Shaw, Harry. Errors in English and Ways to Correct Them
*Strunk, William Jr. and E. B. White. The Elements of Style
*Zinsser, William. On Writing Well

Dictionaries

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Random House Dictionary of the English Language
*Webster's 7th Collegiate Dictionary

*recommended

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