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12-copy Collegiate Floor Display: Includes 12 Copies Merriam-webster's Collegiate Dictionary

by Merriam Webster

ISBN 0877799938 (0-87779-993-8)
Hardcover, Merriam Webster

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American Medical Association Manual of Style

by Cheryl Tverson

ISBN 068304351X (0-683-04351-X)
Hardcover, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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American Medical Association Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors

by Phil B. Fontanarosa, Roxanne K. Young, Annette Flanagin, Richard M. Glass, Paula Giltman, Jane C. Lantz, Harriet S. Meyer, Jeanette M. Smith, Margaret A. Winker, Cheryl Iverson

ISBN 0683402064 (0-683-40206-4)
Hardcover, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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The Associated Press Stylebook and Brief on Media Law

by Norm Goldstein

ISBN 0917360206 (0-917360-20-6)
Softcover, Associated Pr

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The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law

by Associated Press

ISBN 0465004881 (0-465-00488-1)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group

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Whether you're a student struggling through Composition 101 or a professional writer on a quest for perfection, The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law is always ready to fill the role of trusted advisor to your creative genius. Revised and updated in 2000, this version contains a 40-page section on media law, guides for punctuation and bibliographies, and specialized glossaries for business and sports writing, all in addition to its 280-page generalized stylebook.

Within each section, entries are alphabetized, and searching for an answer is a fairly simple process. Tricky words--those that can be hyphenated (know-how) or not (jukebox), homonyms, nonstandard spellings (mo-ped)--are given their own short entries. Larger categories, such as religions, military titles, the Internet, and datelines, have multiple pages devoted to their explanations, but detail and clarity are brought nicely together in each listing. Many entries concern brand names and trademarks--never again will you question whetherpingpong or Ping-Pong should be used in the flier for your table-tennis tournament.

While a few sections of this book--the ones concerning media law, photo captions, filing the wire, and proofreading marks--will most likely be used by professional and student journalists and editors, the majority of this book is an excellent tool for anyone who ever has to write for the public. Whether it's a newsletter for your badminton league, a training manual for your employees, or a press release detailing your company's quarterly earnings, this stylebook will help you turn out well-written copy that gains the approval of every English teacher you've ever had. --Jill Lightner [via]

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The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law: With Internet Guide and Glossary

by Associated Press, Norm Goldstein

ISBN 0738207403 (0-7382-0740-3)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group

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More people write for the Associated Press than for any newspaper in the world, and more writers --over 1,750,000--have bought The AP Stylebook than any other journalism reference. It provides facts and references for reporters, and defines usage, spelling, and grammar for editors. There are separate sections for journalists specializing in sports and business, and complete guidelines for how to write photo captions, proofread text, file copy over the wire, handle copyrights, and avoid libel. This new edition of the Stylebook has been fully updated with fifty new entries and revisions to more than one hundred others in order to keep pace with world events, common usage, and Associated Press procedures. More than 1.7 million copies sold

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ISBN 9780201627046 (0-201-62704-3, 0201627043)

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The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual

by Norm Goldstein

ISBN 0201627043 (0-201-62704-3)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley

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The world is divided into two types of people: those who wince when they see the words Canadian geese in print, and those who don't. If you are the former, or if you are the latter working for the former, the The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual provides invaluable assistance when you need to get your Canada geese all in a row. Countless newspapers and other publications base their style guides on this manual. The entries are arranged alphabetically and include issues of spelling, punctuation (there is no period in Dr Pepper), grammar, abbreviation, capitalization (Popsicle and Dumpster are, tollhouse cookies aren't), hyphenation (none, surprisingly, in ball point pen), and frequently misused words. There are also longer discussions of things such as Arabic names, chess notation, weather terms, and religious movements. Plus you'll find separate sections on sports writing, business writing, libel, and copyright. [via]

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The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual

by Associated Press, the Associated Press, Norm Goldstein

ISBN 0201339854 (0-201-33985-4)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group

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The world is divided into two types of people: those who wince when they see the words Canadian geese in print, and those who don't. If you are the former, or if you are the latter working for the former, the The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual provides invaluable assistance when you need to get your Canada geese all in a row. Countless newspapers and other publications base their style guides on this manual. The entries are arranged alphabetically and include issues of spelling, punctuation (there is no period in Dr Pepper), grammar, abbreviation, capitalization (Popsicle and Dumpster are, tollhouse cookies aren't), hyphenation (none, surprisingly, in ball point pen), and frequently misused words. There are also longer discussions of things such as Arabic names, chess notation, weather terms, and religious movements. Plus you'll find separate sections on sports writing, business writing, libel, and copyright. [via]

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ISBN 9780917360169 (0-917360-16-8, 0917360168)

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Associated Press Stylebook: And Libel Manual 1998

by Associated Press

ISBN 0917360168 (0-917360-16-8)
Softcover, Associated Pr

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The world is divided into two types of people: those who wince when they see the words Canadian geese in print, and those who don't. If you are the former, or if you are the latter working for the former, the The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual provides invaluable assistance when you need to get your Canada geese all in a row. Countless newspapers and other publications base their style guides on this manual. The entries are arranged alphabetically and include issues of spelling, punctuation (there is no period in Dr Pepper), grammar, abbreviation, capitalization (Popsicle and Dumpster are, tollhouse cookies aren't), hyphenation (none, surprisingly, in ball point pen), and frequently misused words. There are also longer discussions of things such as Arabic names, chess notation, weather terms, and religious movements. Plus you'll find separate sections on sports writing, business writing, libel, and copyright. [via]

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ISBN 9780201407174 (0-201-40717-5, 0201407175)

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The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual: Including Guidelines on Photo Captions, Filing the Wire, Proofreaders' Marks, Copyright

by Associated Press, Norm Goldstein

ISBN 0201407175 (0-201-40717-5)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group

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The world is divided into two types of people: those who wince when they see the words Canadian geese in print, and those who don't. If you are the former, or if you are the latter working for the former, the The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual provides invaluable assistance when you need to get your Canada geese all in a row. Countless newspapers and other publications base their style guides on this manual. The entries are arranged alphabetically and include issues of spelling, punctuation (there is no period in Dr Pepper), grammar, abbreviation, capitalization (Popsicle and Dumpster are, tollhouse cookies aren't), hyphenation (none, surprisingly, in ball point pen), and frequently misused words. There are also longer discussions of things such as Arabic names, chess notation, weather terms, and religious movements. Plus you'll find separate sections on sports writing, business writing, libel, and copyright. [via]

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Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual: With Appendixes on Photo Captions Filing the Wire

by Christopher W. French

ISBN 0440206014 (0-440-20601-4)
Softcover, Bantam Books

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Softcover, Bantam Books

The Bbi Dictionary of English Word Combinations

by Robert Ilson, Evelyn Benson, Morton Benson

ISBN 1556195214 (1-55619-521-4)
Softcover, John Benjamins Pub Co

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ISBN 9780226104034 (0-226-10403-6, 0226104036)

The Chicago Manual of Style

ISBN 0226104036 (0-226-10403-6)
Hardcover, Univ of Chicago Pr

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What can we say? This weighty tome is the essential reference for all who work with words--writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, publishers, and students. Discover who Ibid is, how to deftly avoid the split infinitive, and how to format your manuscripts to impress any professor or editor (no, putting it in a blue plastic folder is just not enough). [via]

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ISBN 9780226103907 (0-226-10390-0, 0226103900)

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The Chicago Manual of Style: For Authors, Editors, and Copywriters

by University of Chicago

ISBN 0226103900 (0-226-10390-0)
Hardcover, University of Chicago Press

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Writers Style Manual Grammar Check Guide- For English Majors and Wordsmith's this book is the magic spell put on an author's works. Here's your Charm- it weighs only 3lbs. [via]

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Hardcover, University of Chicago Press

ISBN 9781567922035 (1-56792-203-1, 1567922031)

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The Complete Plain Words

by Ernest Gowers

ISBN 1567922031 (1-56792-203-1)
Softcover, David R Godine Pub

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For those who must write to get their work done businessmen and women, students, teachers and librarians; civil servants who have to compose regulations, letters on government business, even signs for public buildings, airports and highways; anyone, in fact, who must be able to put sentences together to make clear a set of facts, requirements or proposals to these busy people, The Complete Plain Words is a necessary companion. It is a proven, trustworthy guide to achieving an accessible style, to say what needs to be said clearly, succinctly, and correctly in whatever they must write day in and day out. When such guides work well, and Gowers is one that works (and reads) very well, they acquire a force and authority that keep the language clear, flexible and responsive to the constant pressure of the workaday world. The core of the book-nine chapters that cover the issues in the choice and handling of words will energize anyone with a writing job to do. The celebrated eighty page alphabetical glossary A checklist: words and phrases to be used with care will save many a writer from committing embarrassing blunders by writing something unintended, misleading or downright foolish.

In 1948 Gowers, a senior British civil servant, was asked by the Treasury to write a book that would improve the written work of government workers in every department. The idea was to combat officialese, that bloated argot of officials that buries meaning more that uncovers it. By 1951 Gowers had two short books, here combined in one, and revised in 1986 by Sidney Greenbaum, Director of the Survey of English Usage and Quain Professor of English at University College, London, and Janet Whitcut, former Senior Research Editor of the Longman Dictionary and Reference Book Unit. The introduction is by Joseph Epstein, Editor of The American Scholar. [via]

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ISBN 9780028032894 (0-02-803289-6, 0028032896)

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Comprehensive Worksheets for the Greeg Reference Manual

by William A. Sabin

ISBN 0028032896 (0-02-803289-6)
Softcover, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Post Secondary

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ISBN 9780521400749 (0-521-40074-0, 0521400740)

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Copy-Editing: The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Authors and Publishers

by Judith Butcher

ISBN 0521400740 (0-521-40074-0)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr

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Since first published in 1975, Judith Butcher's Copy-Editing has become firmly established as a classic reference guide. This new edition has been revised and redesigned to provide an up-to-date and clearly presented source of information for editors and for all those involved in the process of preparing typescripts and illustrations for printing and publication. The copyeditor is shown as an essential link between the authors and those who work on the actual production of the publication. The copyeditor ensures that the material is well organized, consistent and properly presented and helps remove any features that might cause unnecessary difficulty, expense or delay. From the basics of how to mark a typescript for the designer and the typesetter, through the ground rules of house style and consistency, to how to read and correct proofs, Copy-Editing covers all aspects of the editorial processes involved in converting author's typescript to printed page. [via]

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ISBN 9781560521433 (1-56052-143-0, 1560521430)

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Copyediting: A Practical Guide

by Karen Judd

ISBN 1560521430 (1-56052-143-0)
Softcover, Crisp Pub Inc

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"Every item intended for reading should be copyedited," says Karen Judd: books and periodicals, of course, but also appliance instructions and menus. Strange, then, that Judd's Copyediting is one of the few resources on the subject, but no matter. It's a terrific guidebook. Judd takes on all aspects of copyediting with startling authority, from copyediting symbols to advice on getting work. Intervening chapters cover punctuation and grammar, spelling, style and word usage, numbers and abbreviations, specialized copyediting, proofreading, and more. "Copyeditors ... know that Massachusetts is a commonwealth, not a state," says Judd. "They would know exactly how to address the pope if they met him. They don't mind going back over 1,000 manuscript pages because they have just decided to spell out numbers up to 100 after all." While they need not be good spellers or trivia buffs, they need to know when to look up a word or fact. And, though copyeditors tend to be stringent about the uses and abuses of language, "Copyediting means doing what the publisher wants, whether you agree with it or not." --Jane Steinberg [via]

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ISBN 9780520246881 (0-520-24688-8, 0520246888)

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The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing And Corporate Communications

by Amy Einsohn

ISBN 0520246888 (0-520-24688-8)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr

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The Copyeditor's Handbook is a lively, practical manual for newcomers to publishing and for experienced editors who want to fine-tune their skills or broaden their understanding of the craft. Addressed to copyeditors in book publishing and corporate communications, this thoughtful handbook explains what copyeditors do, what they look for when they edit a manuscript, and how they develop the editorial judgment needed to make sound decisions.
This revised edition reflects the most recent editions of The Chicago Manual of Style (15th ed.), the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.), and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.).

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ISBN 9780520218352 (0-520-21835-3, 0520218353)

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The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications With Exercises and Answer Keys

by Amy Einsohn

ISBN 0520218353 (0-520-21835-3)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr

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The Copyeditor's Handbook is a lively, practical manual for newcomers to publishing and for experienced editors who want to fine-tune their skills or broaden their understanding of the craft. Addressed to copyeditors in book publishing and corporate communications, this thoughtful handbook explains what copyeditors do, what they look for when they edit a manuscript, and how they develop the editorial judgment needed to make sound decisions.
This book may be used for self-instruction or as a textbook in copyediting classes. The fifteen practice exercises--ranging from sets of sentences to 900-word articles--are accompanied by answer keys and detailed line-by-line explanations. Readers will also welcome the glossary of copyediting jargon, glossary of grammar terms, and a checklist for analyzing the idiosyncrasies of a publisher's "house style." All editors will want to keep this handy reference right next to their copy of The Chicago Manual of Style, Words into Type, or the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

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ISBN 9781594200694 (1-59420-069-6, 1594200696)

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The Elements of Style

by William Strunk, E. B. White, Maira Kalman

ISBN 1594200696 (1-59420-069-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA

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Every English-language writer knows Strunk and White's famous little writing manual, The Elements of Style. Many people between the ages of seventeen and seventy can recite the book's mantramake every word telland still refer to their tattered grade school copy when in need of a hint on how to make a turn of phrase clearer, or a reminder on how to enliven prose with the active voice. Considering that millions of copies have been sold to millions of devotees, you might not think to ask what could enhance this (almost) perfect classic. In fact, the addition of illustrations allows readers to experience the book's contents in a completely new way, making the whole learning experience more colorful and clear, as well as adding a whimsical element that compliments the subtly humorous tone of the prose. The Elements of Style Illustrated will come to be known as the definitive, must-have edition.

Maira Kalman is the offbeat and wildly talented illustrator of twelve children's books, numerous covers for The New Yorker magazine, fabrics for the fashion designers Isaac Mizrahi and Kate Spade, watches and accessories for the Museum of Modern Art, and a mural at the elegant Wavehill estate in Riverdale, among other projects. Her sophisticated and witty images that are yet bright and fanciful have won her a devoted following, especially among young urbanites. Maira Kalman is acknowledged by the E. B. White estate as the single artist trusted to illustrate the revered The Elements of Style.

The Elements of Style Illustrated brings a fresh immediacy to the well-loved, much-valued, and still on-point work that has become an institution. While giving the classic work a jolt of new energy to appeal to contemporary readers, Kalman's illustrations are themselves timeless, designed to sit alongside the ever-enduring manual for another fifty years and more.

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The Elements of Style: A Style Guide for Writers

by William Strunk

ISBN 097522980X (0-9752298-0-X)
Softcover, Kt Pub

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Asserting that one must first know the rules to break them, this classic reference is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer. Intended for use in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature, it gives in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style and concentrates attention on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated. [via]

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ISBN 9780072935165 (0-07-293516-2, 0072935162)

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Grade: Gregg Reference Manual (Correx)

by Sabin

ISBN 0072935162 (0-07-293516-2)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill Education

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This is the most up-to-date, authoritative source on grammar, usage and style for a variety of business documents. It provides basic rules for problems that occur most frequently, and expanded rules and exceptions for almost any situation. The examples and illustrations offer easy-to-follow models that help solve problems quickly, from e-mail messages to formal reports. - New trim size makes it easier to read and find information. - Expanded coverage of topics related to the Internet: e-mail, how to cite on-line resources and scannable resumes. - Expanded discussion and illustration of document formats provided by MS Word templates and guidelines on how to modify the formats. - NEW Web sites for students and instructors include FAQ's, a newsletter, instructor forum, how to use GRM, technology terms and interactive exercises. - The structure of GRM remains the same: Sections 1-11 cover grammar, usage and style, Sections 12-18 cover formatting. - Spiral with Wrap Flap Edition. [via]

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ISBN 9780072936032 (0-07-293603-7, 0072936037)

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The Gregg Reference Manual

by William A. Sabin

ISBN 0072936037 (0-07-293603-7)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill Higher Education

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The Gregg Reference Manual 9e by William Sabin is intended for anyone who writes, edits, or prepares material for distribution or publication. For nearly fifty years, this manual has been recognized as the best style manual for business professionals and for students who want to master the on-the-job standards of business professionals. . [via]

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ISBN 9780072936537 (0-07-293653-3, 0072936533)

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The Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting

by William A. Sabin

ISBN 0072936533 (0-07-293653-3)
Softcover, Irwin Professional Pub

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Great book to use for school or just writing in general. It helps with grammar and all the language parts of writing. Only used a few times so its in great condition. [via]

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ISBN 9780028032856 (0-02-803285-3, 0028032853)

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The Gregg Reference Manual/Indexed

by William A. Sabin

ISBN 0028032853 (0-02-803285-3)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College

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"The Gregg Reference Manual" is intended for anyone who writes, edits, or prepares final copy for distribution or publication. It presents the basic rules that apply in virtually every piece of writing, as well as the fine points that occur less often but cause no less trouble when they do. This manual offers an abundance of examples and computer-generated illustrations so that you can quickly find models on which to pattern a solution to the various problems you encounter in your communications - from e-mail messages to formal reports. It also provides the rationale underlying specific rules so that you can manipulate the principles of style with intelligence and taste. [via]

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Japan Style Sheet: The Swet Guide for Writers, Editors and Translators

by Society of Writers, Editors and Translators (Japan)

ISBN 1880656302 (1-880656-30-2)
Softcover, Stone Bridge Pr

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Softcover, Stone Bridge Pr

ISBN 9780877797104 (0-87779-710-2, 0877797102)

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Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary/Deluxe Leatherette/Indexed

by Merriam-Webster Staff

ISBN 0877797102 (0-87779-710-2)
Hardcover, Merriam Webster

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Not everyone needs a dictionary that's heavier than a Thanksgiving turkey and a vocabulary of 450,000 words. The Collegiate Dictionary, a mere 3.5 pounds, is an excellent compromise, with clear definitions and brief etymologies. Few students and professionals will want for words not covered within its 1500-plus pages. Biographical and geographical names are relegated to the index, which also includes a "Handbook of Style." A fine up-to-date starter dictionary (copyright 1996), it's small enough for a student's desk, and comprehensive enough to maintain Merriam-Webster's standards. [via]

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ISBN 9780877798071 (0-87779-807-9, 0877798079)

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

by Merriam Webster

ISBN 0877798079 (0-87779-807-9)
Hardcover, Merriam Webster

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The Eleventh Edition of America s best-selling dictionary in a plain-edged Kivar bound version featuring: \n- More than 225 000 definitions\n- 700 illustrations\n- More than 10 000 new words and meanings\n- Special sections including a Handbook of Style\n\nBinding: Jacketed hardcover plain-edged\nWeight: 3 lbs. 10 oz.\nPages: 1 664\nSize: 7.25 x 9 7/8 \n [via]

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Modern English Usage

by Fowler

ISBN 1853263184 (1-85326-318-4)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc

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A guide to precise phrases, grammar, and pronunciation can be key; it can even be admired. But beloved? Yet from its first appearance in 1926, Fowler's was just that. Henry Watson Fowler initially aimed his Dictionary of Modern English Usage, as he wrote to his publishers in 1911, at "the half-educated Englishman of literary proclivities who wants to know Can I say so-&-so?" He was of course obsessed with, in Swift's phrase, "proper words in their proper places." But having been a schoolmaster, Fowler knew that liberal doses of style, wit, and caprice would keep his manual off the shelf and in writers' hands. He also felt that description must accompany prescription, and that advocating pedantic "superstitions" and "fetishes" would be to no one's advantage. Adepts will have their favorite inconsequential entries--from burgle to brood, truffle to turgid. Would that we could quote them all, but we can't resist a couple. Here Fowler lays into dedicated:

He is that rara avis a dedicated boxer. The sporting correspondent who wrote this evidently does not see why the literary critics should have a monopoly of this favourite word of theirs, though he does not seem to think that it will be greatly needed in his branch of the business.

Needless to say, later on rara avis is also smacked upside the head! And practically fares no better: "It is unfortunate that practically should have escaped from its true meaning into something like its opposite," Fowler begins. But our linguistic hero also knew full well when to put a crimp on comedy. Some phrases and proper uses, it's clear, would always be worth fighting for, and the guide thus ranges from brief definitions to involved articles. Archaisms, for instance, he considered safe only in the hands of the experienced, and meaningless words, especially those used by the young, "are perhaps more suitable for the psychologist than for the philologist." Well, youth might respond, "Whatever!"--though only after examining the keen differences between that phrase and what ever. (One can only imagine what Fowler would have made of our late-20th-century abuses of like.) This is where Robert Burchfield's 1996 third edition comes in. Yes, Fowler lost the fight for one r in guerrilla and didn't fare too well when it came to quashing such vogue words as smear and seminal. But he knew--and makes us ever aware--that language is a living, breathing (and occasionally suffocating) thing, and we hope that he would have welcomed any and all revisions. Fowlerphiles will want to keep their first (if they're very lucky) or second editions at hand, but should look to Burchfield for new entries on such phrases as gay, iron curtain, and inchoate--not to mention girl. --Kerry Fried [via]

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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, William G. Connolly

ISBN 0812963881 (0-8129-6388-1)
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group

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"A foolish consistency," Emerson insisted, "is the hobgoblin of little minds." That may well be, but editors have enough reasons to reject your work; don't let sloppy inconsistencies be one of them. The New York Times Manual of Style & Usage was written for the paper's editors and writers, but it is a fine, up-to-date resource for anyone's use. Our language is ever-mutating, and a guide such as this will ensure that you understand the impact your words might have before they reach print. Should you use Native Americans or American Indians? Debark or disembark? Did you know that thermos is no longer a trademark, but that Popsicle and Dumpster are? Writing, when you get down to it, is nothing more than the careful choosing of words. This style book will ensure that you don't choose carat when you mean karat, jury-rigged when you want jerry-built, chow chow when chowchow is called for, or V-8 when you could have had a V8. A naysayer may bridle against the strictures of such a rule book, but the authors believe "the rules should encourage thinking, not discourage it." Plus, "a rule," they say, "can shield against untidiness in detail that might make readers doubt large facts." We'd call the book "user-friendly," but that, we've learned, can be downright "reader-tiresome." --Jane Steinberg [via]

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by William G. Connolly, Allan M. Siegal

ISBN 081296389X (0-8129-6389-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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"A foolish consistency," Emerson insisted, "is the hobgoblin of little minds." That may well be, but editors have enough reasons to reject your work; don't let sloppy inconsistencies be one of them. The New York Times Manual of Style & Usage was written for the paper's editors and writers, but it is a fine, up-to-date resource for anyone's use. Our language is ever-mutating, and a guide such as this will ensure that you understand the impact your words might have before they reach print. Should you use Native Americans or American Indians? Debark or disembark? Did you know that thermos is no longer a trademark, but that Popsicle and Dumpster are? Writing, when you get down to it, is nothing more than the careful choosing of words. This style book will ensure that you don't choose carat when you mean karat, jury-rigged when you want jerry-built, chow chow when chowchow is called for, or V-8 when you could have had a V8. A naysayer may bridle against the strictures of such a rule book, but the authors believe "the rules should encourage thinking, not discourage it." Plus, "a rule," they say, "can shield against untidiness in detail that might make readers doubt large facts." We'd call the book "user-friendly," but that, we've learned, can be downright "reader-tiresome." --Jane Steinberg [via]

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Physicians' Desk Reference 2000

ISBN 1563633302 (1-56363-330-2)
Hardcover, Thomson Pdr

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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

ISBN 1557987912 (1-55798-791-2)
Softcover, Amer Psychological Assn

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In addition to providing clear guidance on grammar, the mechanics of w riting, and APA style, the Publication Manual offers an authoritative and easy-to-use reference and citation system and comprehensive covera ge of the treatment of numbers, metrication, statistical and mathemati cal data, tables, and figures for use in writing, reports, or presenta tions. [via]

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