Shannon's "Reference Library for Writers and Readers"

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Good reference books to have in your library if you are a writer, a reader, or both.

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    The Chicago Manual of Style

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    A Glossary of Literary Terms
    by M.H. Abrams

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    Fumblerules - Lighthearted Guide To Grammar And Good Usage
    by William Safire

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    The Elements of Style: 50th Anniversary Edition
    by William Strunk

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    New Webster's Deluxe Desk Reference Library
    by Editors of Lexicon Publications

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    The Writer's Home Companion

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    My Editor
    by M. B. Goffstein

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    On Being a Writer
    by Bill Strickland

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    Writers on Writing
    by Jon Winokur

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    The Writing Life
    by Annie Dillard

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    Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
    by Anne Lamott

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    Revising Fiction: A Handbook for Writers
    by David Madden

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    The Weekend Novelist
    by Robert J Ray

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    The Penguin Classic Baby Name Book
    by Carol Wallace

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    Book Collecting 2000 (Collected Books)
    by Allen Ahearn

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    The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics
    by W. John Campbell

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    13 Ways of Looking at the Novel
    by Jane Smiley

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    Murder ink: The mystery reader's companion
    by Dilys Winn

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    Murderess Ink: The Better Half of the Mystery
    by Dilys Winn

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    Amy Vanderbilt's Etiquette
    by Letitia Baldrige

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    Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century
    by Alex Steffen

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    Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends
    by Jan Harold Brunvand

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    A Short History of Nearly Everything
    by Bill Bryson

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    Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things
    by Charles Panati

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    Stephen King's Danse Macabre
    by Stephen King

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    On Writing
    by Stephen King

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Created by Shannon on Oct 21, 2008.
 

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