 | The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition by William Strunk Jr.
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $3.69 Please , please, please read this one. It's a little book, and there's not a whole lot there pagewise, but what's there is choice.
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 | The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers (14th Edition) by Chicago Editorial Staff
Buy used from: $3.86 Terrific guide for writers and editors.
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 | The Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus (New Look for Oxford Dictionaries)
Buy new: $13.46 / Used from: $0.74 You can never have too many dictionaries! This one is limited wordwise, but lists modern usage. But any and all dictionaries are GOOD.
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 | Fowler's Modern English Usage by the late R. W. Burchfield
Buy new: $25.05 / Used from: $8.70 Invaluable reference. Another good reference is Follet's Modern American Usage.
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 | The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology (Penguin Dictionary) by Arthur S. Reber
Buy new: $18.00 / Used from: $0.92 Can't hurt!
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 | The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols (Dictionary, Penguin) by Jean Chevalier
Buy new: $15.64 / Used from: $8.58 Metaphor and symbolism, no matter how subtle, are important aspects of creative writing.
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 | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Fourth Edition (Text Revision)
Buy new: $71.01 / Used from: $75.00 What's a good novel without some really messed-up characters?
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 | Dsm-III Case Book: A Learning Companion to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by Robert Spitzer
Buy used from: $1.50 An excellent character/behavioral reference guide.
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 | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition thumb-notched with Win/Mac CD-ROM and Online Subscription by Merriam-Webster
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $9.84 Handy dictionary.
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 | Third New International Dictionary of the English Language by Webster's
Buy new: $81.27 / Used from: $19.50 Unabridged is good.
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 | Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus: Updated & Expanded 2nd Edition (21st Century Reference) by Barbara Ann Kipfer
Buy used from: $0.01 Gotta have a good thesaurus.
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 | Best Quotations for All Occasions by Lewis Henry
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.36 Handy for a quick look-up.
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 | William Shakespeare: The Complete Works, Deluxe Edition by William Shakespeare
Buy used from: $14.93 This guy is one of the most quoted writers who ever picked up a quill.
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 | Writing Fiction (6th Edition) by Janet Burroway
Buy used from: $25.77 One of the best books on creative writing out there.
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 | Seven Language Dictionary
Buy used from: $0.48 Another helpful dictionary to have around.
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 | The Careful Writer by Theodore M. Bernstein
Buy new: $13.64 / Used from: $7.50 An easy to read compendium of English usage.
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 | Garner's Modern American Usage by Bryan A. Garner
Buy used from: $15.98 You will find the word "compendium" in this guide, and advice on how to use it.
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