Best Words, Language & Grammar Reference Books
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1. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: 7th Edition, 2020 Copyright
Author: by American Psychological Association
English
428 pages
143383216X
A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER – The new 2020 copyright release of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition includes three different formats spiral and tabbed, paperback, and hardcover, all of which are full-color. It is the official source for APA Style.
With millions of copies sold worldwide in multiple languages, it is the style manual of choice for writers, researchers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, nursing, communications, education, business, engineering, and other fields. Known for its authoritative, easy-to-use reference and citation system, the Publication Manual also offers guidance on choosing the headings, tables, figures, language, and tone that will result in powerful, concise, and elegant scholarly communication.
It guides users through the scholarly writing processfrom the ethics of authorship to reporting research through publication. The seventh edition is an indispensable resource for students and professionals to achieve excellence in writing and make an impact with their work.
2. On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft (A Memoir of the Craft (Reissue))
Author: by Stephen King
B000FC0SIM
Scribner
October 3, 2000
Twentieth Anniversary Edition with Contributions from Joe Hill and Owen KingONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP 100 NONFICTION BOOKS OF ALL TIME Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King’s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work.
Long live the King hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have.
King’s advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery.
Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower and entertain everyone who reads itfans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told.
3. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
Author: by George Saunders
Random House
English
432 pages
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the Booker Prizewinning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselvesand our world today.
One of the most accurate and beautiful depictions of what it is like to be inside the mind of a writer that I’ve ever read. Parul Sehgal, The New York TimesFor the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University.
In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in this book are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it’s more relevant than ever in these turbulent times.
In his introduction, Saunders writes, We’re going to enter seven fastidiously constructed scale models of the world, made for a specific purpose that our time maybe doesn’t fully endorse but that these writers accepted implicitly as the aim of artnamely, to ask the big questions, questions like, How are we supposed to be living down here?
4. Concise Guide to APA Style: Seventh Edition (newest, 2020 copyright)
Author: by American Psychological Association
English
326 pages
1433832739
Concise Guide to APA Style, Seventh Edition is the official APA Style resource for students. Designed specifically for undergraduate writing, this easy-to-use pocket guide is adapted from the seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. It provides complete guidance for new writers on effective, clear, and inclusive scholarly communication and the essentials of formatting papers and other course assignments.
New to This Edition: full color throughoutcontent relevant to a range of majors and courses, including psychology, social work, criminal justice, communications, composition, education, business, engineering, and morea new chapter focused on student papersa sample student title page, paper, and annotated bibliographystreamlined APA Style headings and in-text citationsa new chapter on writing style and grammarchapters on punctuation, lists, italics, spelling, capitalization, abbreviations, numbers, and statisticsthe latest bias-free language guidelinesnew sample tables and figuresguidance on avoiding plagiarism and self-plagiarismnew reference templates and examples
5. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Author: by Anne Lamott
Anchor
English
256 pages
An essential volume for generations of writers young and old, Bird by Bird is a modern classic. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. For a quarter century, more than a million readersscribes and scribblers of all ages and abilitieshave been inspired by Anne Lamott’s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice.
Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne’s fatheralso a writerin the iconic passage that gives the book its title: Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write.
It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead.
Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.’
6. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Author: by William Zinsser
0060891548
Harper Perennial
English
On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet.
Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher.
With more than a million copies sold, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.
7. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Author: by Stephen King
Scribner
English
288 pages
Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, Stephen King’s critically lauded, one of a kind (Wall Street Journal) classic bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work.”Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing.
Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King’s advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery.
Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower and entertain everyone who reads itfans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told.
8. The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition
Author: by The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
022628705X
English
1146 pages
Technologies may change, but the need for clear and accurate communication never goes out of style. That is why for more than one hundred years The Chicago Manual of Style has remained the definitive guide for anyone who works with words.
In the seven years since the previous edition debuted, we have seen an extraordinary evolution in the way we create and share knowledge. This seventeenth edition of The Chicago Manual of Style has been prepared with an eye toward how we find, create, and cite information that readers are as likely to access from their pockets as from a bookshelf.
It offers updated guidelines on electronic workflows and publication formats, tools for PDF annotation and citation management, web accessibility standards, and effective use of metadata, abstracts, and keywords. It recognizes the needs of those who are self-publishing or following open access or Creative Commons publishing models.
The citation chapters reflect the ever-expanding universe of electronic sourcesincluding social media posts and comments, private messages, and app contentand also offer updated guidelines on such issues as DOIs, time stamps, and e-book locators. Other improvements are independent of technological change.
9. The Associated Press Stylebook: 2020-2022
Author: by Th Associated Press
Basic Books
English
640 pages
Master the style guidelines of news writing, editing, and common usage with this indispensable guide perfect for students and professional writers everywhere. The style of The Associated Press is the gold standard for news writing. With the AP Stylebook in hand, you can learn how to write and edit with the clarity and professionalism for which their writers and editors are famous.
The AP Stylebook will help you master the AP’s rules on grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, word and numeral usage, and when to use “more than” instead of “over.” To make navigating these specialty chapters even easier, the Stylebook includes a comprehensive index.
Fully revised and updated to keep pace with world events, common usage, and AP procedures, The AP Stylebook is the one reference that all writers, editors and students cannot afford to be without.
10. The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
Author: by William Strunk Jr.
020530902X
Pearson
English
You know the authors’ names. You recognize the title. You’ve probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. A new Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of Strunk & White is as valuable today as when it was first offered.
This book’s unique tone, wit and charm have conveyed the principles of English style to millions of readers. Use the fourth edition of “the little book” to make a big impact with writing.
11. MLA Handbook
Author: by The Modern Language Association of America
English
367 pages
1603293515
Relied on by generations of writers, the MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association and is the only official, authorized book on MLA style. The new, ninth edition builds on the MLA’s unique approach to documenting sources using a template of core elementsfacts, common to most sources, like author, title, and publication datethat allows writers to cite any type of work, from books, e-books, and journal articles in databases to song lyrics, online images, social media posts, dissertations, and more.
With this focus on source evaluation as the cornerstone of citation, MLA style promotes the skills of information and digital literacy so crucial today. The many new and updated chapters make this edition the comprehensive, go-to resource for writers of research papers, and anyone citing sources, from business writers, technical writers, and freelance writers and editors to student writers and the teachers and librarians working with them.
Intended for a variety of classroom contextsmiddle school, high school, and college courses in composition, communication, literature, language arts, film, media studies, digital humanities, and related fieldsthe ninth edition of the MLA Handbook offers New chapters on grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, numbers, italics, abbreviations, and principles of inclusive languageGuidelines on setting up research papers in MLA format with updated advice on headings, lists, and title pages for group projectsRevised, comprehensive, step-by-step instructions for creating a list of works cited in MLA format that are easier to learn and use than ever beforeA new appendix with hundreds of example works-cited-list entries by publication format, including websites, YouTube videos, interviews, and moreDetailed examples of how to find publication information for a variety of sourcesNewly revised explanations of in-text citations, including comprehensive advice on how to cite multiple authors of a single workDetailed guidance on footnotes and endnotesInstructions on quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing, and avoiding plagiarismA sample essay in MLA formatAnnotated bibliography examplesNumbered sections throughout for quick navigationAdvanced tips for professional writers and scholars
12. Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations,: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers
Author: by Kate L. Turabian
English
464 pages
022643057X
When Kate L.Turabian first put her famous guidelines to paper, she could hardly have imagined the world in which today’s students would be conducting research. Yet while the ways in which we research and compose papers may have changed, the fundamentals remain the same: writers need to have a strong research question, construct an evidence-based argument, cite their sources, and structure their work in a logical way.
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertationsalso known as Turabianremains one of the most popular books for writers because of its timeless focus on achieving these goals. This new edition filters decades of expertise into modern standards.
While previous editions incorporated digital forms of research and writing, this edition goes even further to build information literacy, recognizing that most students will be doing their work largely or entirely online and on screens. Chapters include updated advice on finding, evaluating, and citing a wide range of digital sources and also recognize the evolving use of software for citation management, graphics, and paper format and submission.
13. Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish: A Creative and Proven Approach
Author: by Margarita Madrigal
0385410956
Crown
English
Anyone can read, write, and speak Spanish in only a few short weeks with this unique and proven method, which completely eliminates rote memorization and boring drills.
14. The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Second Edition) (Writers Helping Writers Series)
Author: by Becca Puglisi
JADD Publishing
English
302 pages
The bestselling Emotion Thesaurus, often hailed as the gold standard for writers and credited with transforming how writers craft emotion, has now been expanded to include 55 new entries! One of the biggest struggles for writers is how to convey emotion to readers in a unique and compelling way.
When showing our characters’ feelings, we often use the first idea that comes to mind, and they end up smiling, nodding, and frowning too much. If you need inspiration for creating characters’ emotional responses that are personalized and evocative, this ultimate show-don’t-tell guide for emotion can help.
It includes:Body language cues, thoughts, and visceral responses for 130 emotions that cover a range of intensity from mild to severe, providing innumerable options for individualizing a character’s reactionsA breakdown of the biggest emotion-related writing problems and how to overcome themAdvice on what should be done beforedrafting to make sure your characters’ emotions will be realistic and consistent Instruction for how to show hidden feelings and emotional subtext through dialogue and nonverbal cuesAnd much more!
15. Easy Spanish Phrase Book NEW EDITION: Over 700 Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Language Guides Spanish)
Author: by Dr. Pablo Garcia Loaeza
ISBN: 978-0486499055
Published at: Dover Publications; New edition (March 21, 2013)
Learning the basics of Spanish can be fast and easy. This book includes words and sentences about eating, shopping, and more. Over 700 expressions will help you ask for directions, find a restaurant, and talk to a doctor. You’ll also learn how to pronounce each phrase.
It’s great for visitors to Spain and Latin America!
16. Merriam-Webster Webster’s Spanish-English Dictionary for Students, Second Edition (English and Spanish Edition)
Author: by Merriam-Webster
Speck
English, Spanish
384 pages
This best-selling Spanish-English dictionary defines the core vocabularies of Latin-American Spanish and American English. A bidirectional dictionary with Spanish-to-English and English-to-Spanish sections, it is the best language resource for young Spanish and English speakers. Features of this Book: Revised and updated for 2014.
Over 40, 000 entries and 50, 000 translations. Spanish-to-English and English-to-Spanish sections. Conjugation of Spanish Verbs. Irregular English Verbs.
