 | Power Sales Words: How to Write It, Say It And Sell It With Sizzle by Vicky Oliver
Buy new: $13.45 / Used from: $4.24 This is the second book I wrote. It's a brain tease for writers, giving them lists of words to inspire them for any writing occasion.
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 | Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference! by Lynne Truss
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $4.90 Who knew that punctuation could be so much fun to read about?
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 | The Elements of Style: The Original Edition by William Strunk Jr.
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 | The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers (14th Edition) by Chicago Editorial Staff
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 | On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William K. Zinsser
Buy used from: $8.09 Zinsser is a master muse for any writer suffering from writer's block.
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 | A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Seventh Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Kate L. Turabian
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $10.38 I recently relied on this book for help with such arcane topics as the difference between footnotes and endnotes. It's eminently readable.
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 | Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $8.99 David Ogilvy's classic is a must-read for anyone toying with the idea of going into advertising or writing for hire.
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 | The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage : The Official Style Guide Used by the Writers and Editors of the World's Most Authoritative Newspaper by Allan M. Siegal
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $3.33 The authoritative reference guide to any writing question you may have. The answers are at your fingertips.
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 | Roget's International Thesaurus, 6th Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer
Buy new: $13.22 / Used from: $8.00 Roget's is exponentially better than any thesaurus you can find on the Internet.
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 | Miss Manners' Basic Training: Communication (Miss Manners Basic Training) by Judith Martin
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 | How to Say it for Executives: The Complete Guide to Communication for Leaders by Phyllis Mindell
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 | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing, 2nd Edition by Laurie E. Rozakis
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $4.03 If you need a quick shot of inspiration or a jolt to help you conquer writer's block, this book can help.
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