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A Dash of
Style
The Art and Mastery of Punctuation
Noah Lukeman
W.W. Norton, 2006
206 pages
$13.95 less 15% discount = $11.85
"The first guide to punctuation for the readership that needs it the most:
creative writers. Short and practical, this book shows authors the
benefits that can be reaped from mastering punctuation: the art of style,
sentence length, meaning, and word economy. Interactive and highly
engaging, a necessity for creative writers as well as for anyone looking
to make punctuation their friend instead of their mysterious foe."
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Alpha Teach
Yourself Grammar and Style in 24 Hours
Pamela Rice Hahn and Dennis E.
Hensley, Ph.D.
Pearson Education, Inc., 2000
422 pages $17.99
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Sharpen your writing
skills - one hour at a time!
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Awesome Grammar
Becky Burckmyer
Career Press, 2009
208
pages $11.99 less 15% discount = $10.19
"Tackles the big issues of writing and breaks them into easily absorbed
do's and don'ts. Get practical tips and quick tricks, real-world examples,
as well as the standard rules of English. Written in an upbeat, often
humorous style."
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Better Punctuation in 30 Minutes a
Day
Cecil Cleveland
Career Press, 2002
224 pages $12.99 less 15% discount =
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"Work on your own, at your own speed, and
within your own time frame. The rules of punctuation, often confusing and
hazy, will finally become clear."
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The Christian Writer's
Manual of Style
Robert Hudson, general editor
Zondervan, 2004
432 pages $19.99
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An essential reference book for serious writers. This expanded edition
includes valuable how-to's for obtaining permission to use copyrighted
material. Highly recommended.
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The Classic Guide to Better Writing
Step-by-Step Techniques and Exercises
to Write Simply, Clearly, and Correctly
Rudolf Flesch, Ph.D., and A.H. Lass
Harper Collins, 1996
289 pages $13.99
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"Fifty years ago, Rudolf Flesch and Abraham Lass wrote this handbook to
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grammar
and Style
- Second Edition
Rights and wrongs of sentence structure, word
usage, spelling, and much, much more
Laurie E. Rozaki, Ph.D.
Alpha, 2003
404 pages $16.95
less 15% discount = $14.40
There are over 100,000 copies in print of
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Curious Case of the Misplaced
Modifier
How to Solve the Mysteries of Weak
Writing
Bonnie Trenga
Writer's Digest Books, 2006
152
pages Now in paperback $9.99
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"Most people think that good grammar leads to good writing. But the truth
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Confusing Caper concerning the Super-Long Sentence and more."
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The Elements of Style
- original edition
William Strunk Jr.
Dover Publications, 2006
52 pages $3.95
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A must-have book for any serious writer.
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The Elements of Style
William Strunk Jr.
How to Speak and Write Correctly
Joseph Devlin
BN Publishing, 2006
158
pages $9.94 less 15% discount = $8.45
A must-have book for any serious writer.
Highly recommended.
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English Grammar for Dummies
Geraldine Woods
Wiley Publishing, 2001
360 pages $19.99
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"Avoid speech blunders and grammar foul-ups
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The Everything Grammar
and Style Book
All you need to master the rules of great
writing
Susan Thurman
Adams Media, 2008
337
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"If you've struggled to master grammar and
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The First Five Pages
A writer's Guide to Staying Out of the
Rejection Pile
Noah Lukeman
A Fireside Book, Simon & Schuster, 2000
208 pages
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Learn how to avoid weak opening hooks; the overuse of adjectives and
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settings; uneven pacing and lack of progression. Highly recommended by CCWC
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Grammar Desk Reference
The definitive source for clear
and correct writing
Gary Lutz & Diane Stevenson
Writer's Digest Books, 2005
354
pages $24.99
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"Presents balanced instruction and real-world
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binding.
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Line by Line
How to Edit Your Own Writing
Claire Kehrwald Cook
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1986
240 pages $14.99
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"Like having an editor at one's elbow, this guide makes
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The Little Handbook to
Perfecting the
Art of Christian Writing
Leonard G. Goss & Don M. Aycock
Broadman & Holman Publishers,
2006
267 pages $14.99
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Tips, pointers, no-no's, maybes, and musts .
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The Little Style Guide
to Great Christian Writing
and Publishing
Leonard G. & Carolyn Stanford Goss
Broadman & Holman Publishers,
2004
210 pages $12.99
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A serious and comprehensive treatment of the
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Highly recommended.
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Eleventh Edition
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 2007
1624
pages
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This latest edition of America's best-selling dictionary and the standard
reference for Christian publishers now includes a searchable CD-ROM and
free one-year online subscription that includes not just the dictionary
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Miss Thistlebottom's Hobgoblins
Theodore M. Bernstein
Centro Books, 2006
260 pages $12.95
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The careful writer's guide
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My Grammar and I . . . Or Should That
be Me?
How to Speak and Write It Right
Caroline Taggart and J.A. Wines
Reader's Digest, 2009
176 pages $14.95
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"Avoid grammatical minefields with this
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Nobles Book of Writing Blunders
and how to avoid them
William Noble
Writer's Digest Books,
2006
184
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Learn how to energize your writing and make
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mistakes in the future.
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On Writing Well
The Classic Guide to Writing
Nonfiction
William Zinsser
Collins, 2006
322 pages $14.99
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More than one million copies have been sold
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The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever
Need
A One-stop Source for Every Writing
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Susan Thurman
Adams Media, 2003
184 pages $8.95
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"From word choice to punctuation to
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Painless Grammar
Rebecca Elliott, Ph.D.
Barrons, 2006
278
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Written for middle school and high school
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Polishing the "Pugs"
- 2nd edition
All you need to master the rules of great
writing
Kathy Ide\
UpWrite Books, 2011
163 pages $18.00 less 15% discount =
$15.30
Punctuation
Usage
Grammar, and
Spelling
Tips for Writers. Highly recommended.
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Proofreading Plain &
Simple
Debra Hart May
Delmar Learning, 2000
192 pages $11.99
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Depending on spell checks
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Punctuation Plain &
Simple
Edgar C. Alward and Jean A. Alward
Career Press, 1997
192 pages $11.99
less 15% discount = $10.20
An essential book for testing your
punctuation skills, along with the answers. This book will teach you what
you don't know - that you thought you did!
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Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay
Practical Advice for the Grammatically
Challenged
Richard Lederer & Richard Dowis
St. Martin's Griffin, 19990
212 pages $16.99
less 15% discount = $14.19
"Dozens of delightful examples make this book
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Woe Is I
The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better
English in Plain English
Patricia T. O'Conner
Riverhead Books, 2003
240 pages
$14.00 less 15% discount = $11.90
This national bestseller proves that grammar can be fun.
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Word Painting
A Guide to Writing More Descriptively
Rebecca McClanahan
Writer's Digest Books, 1999
250 pages $14.99
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"An inspiring examination of description in
its many forms. . . . Through thoughtful instruction and engaging
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description as a unifying threat."
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Write Right!
A Desktop Digest of Punctuation,
Grammar, and Style
Jan Venolia
Ten Speed Press, 2001
209 pages $12.99
less 15% discount = $11.04
"Hard-to-grasp concepts in easy-to-get form,
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style."
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