My References

[-Carlos-]

Here's a short list of my most valued reference books I study most frequency:

Yes I own all of 'em! :whistling:

Writing

From Idea To Essay by McCuen, Winkler
Twenty Questions for the Writer: A Rhetoric with Readings by Berke
The Beginning Writer's Answer Book by Polking
Ways of Reading: An Anthology for Writers by Bartholomae
How To Write A Damn Good Novel by Frey
The Writing Process: A Concise Rhetoric by Lannon
Evergreen with Reading: A Guide to Writing by Fawcett
What If? Writing Exercises For Fiction Writers by Bernays
Steps In Composition by Troyka
Merriam-Webster Concise Handbook for Writer's
Writing About Literature by Klamkin

Reading

Reading Skills Handbook by Bazerman
How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Foster
How To Read A Book by Adler
Bird By Bird by Lamott
Plot by Dibell
The Elements of Style by Strunk, White
The Evelyn Wood 7-Day Speed Reading and Learning Program by Frank
Break-Through Rapid Reading by Kump

Vocabulary

Verbal Advantage by Elster
30 Days To A More Powerful Vocabulary by Funk
Instant Vocabulary by Enrlich
1000 Most Important Words by Schur
Vocabulary For The College-Bound Student by Levine

Grammar

Eat Shoots and Leaves by Truss
The Holt Handbook by Kirszner, Mandell
English Composition and Grammar by Warriner
Harbrace College Handbook by Hodges
Warriner's English Grammer and Composition by Warriner

References

The Random House Dictionary of the English Language (Unabridged)
Flip Dictionary by Kipfer
Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary by McCutcheon
Roget's International Thesaurus by Chapman

Other

Literature: An Introduction to Reading And Writing by Roberts
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
This Mean This: This Mean That - A User's Guide to Semiotics by Hall

How Can I Forget???

 

[Justin91]

Here's a short list of my most valued reference books I study most frequency:

Yes I own all of 'em! :whistling:



How Can I Forget???

Very nice collection Aqua! I have a few on the list.

The Beginning Writer's Answer Book by Polking
How To Write A Damn Good Novel by Frey
The Elements of Style by Strunk, White

I have many more, but i am at work and do not have my list with me...I have a good number of of other reference books.

And of course I have 2 copies of On Writing...one collector copy, the other is full of dog ears...