Writing Skills Books


MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Sixth EditionMLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Sixth Edition
Best Price: $13.90
A must have for technical writing, this handbook is a resource that should be at hand for anyone...
The Elements of Style (Coyote Canyon Press Classics)The Elements of Style (Coyote Canyon Press Classics)
Best Price: $3.28
I have used this text when tutoring individual students at the undergraduate and graduate level....
A Pocket Style ManualA Pocket Style Manual
Best Price: $21.37
I am excited to use the MLA tools in this pocket guide for writing my college papers. There is...
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)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)
Best Price: $10.49
The book arrived in a timely manner, and was in good shape. We got exactly what was stated in...
Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingGrammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
Best Price: $8.21
As a sometime UW student and then taking a teaching ESL certificate course, it was nice seeing...


On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (On Writing Well)On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (On Writing Well)
Best Price: $8.44
Wow! On Writing Well The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction is a book that should be in every...
The Bedford HandbookThe Bedford Handbook
Best Price: $58.27
The Bedford Handbook I was satisfied with my order, and was delivered as it said
They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic WritingThey Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing
Best Price: $15.00
I used "They Say/I Say" with my composition students in the Spring semester of 2008....
The Chicago Manual of StyleThe Chicago Manual of Style
Best Price: $34.65
This indispensable volume is one of the finest books written for writers and editors of all...
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and LifeBird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Best Price: $7.58
Besides being a thorough exploration of writing, it's a memoir with insight into both writing...


Concise Rules Of Apa Style (Concise Rules of the American Psychological Association (APA) Style)Concise Rules Of Apa Style (Concise Rules of the American Psychological Association (APA) Style)
Best Price: $21.95
Let's face it, nobody likes doing APA, but if you have to do it, this is the best tool around....
A Guide To Mla Documentation (Guide to Mla Documentation)A Guide To Mla Documentation (Guide to Mla Documentation)
Best Price: $15.14
This book does not contain correct examples of MLA. Look for the handbook published by MLA.
The Elements of Style IllustratedThe Elements of Style Illustrated
Best Price: $8.84
I'm usually concerned about purchasing items on line, especially books. I can honestly say that...
The Gregg Reference ManualThe Gregg Reference Manual
Best Price: $41.99
This manual has everything you need to ensure you are grammatically correct. My office uses it...
Eats, Shoots  &  Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to PunctuationEats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Best Price: $3.56
A cute little book with some fun prose, and a lot of confusion and differences of opinion about...

Hodges Harbrace HandbookHodges Harbrace Handbook
Best Price: $56.79
This book is So. Expensive. And, it sucks. I had like 3 hours to kill so I were going to read...
Little, Brown Handbook, The (with What Every Student Should Know About Using a Handbook) (10th Edition) (What Every Student Should Know About... (Wesska Series))Little, Brown Handbook, The (with What Every Student Should Know About Using a Handbook) (10th Edition) (What Every Student Should Know About... (Wesska Series))
Best Price: $59.73
I would give this book more than 5 stars - between 7 and 10 stars. Great value for money...
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic WritingHow to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
Best Price: $8.84
Doing my dissertation time by time I read these kind of books to motivate myself more than to...
Writers Inc.: A Student Handbook for Writing And LearningWriters Inc.: A Student Handbook for Writing And Learning
Best Price: $20.29
When I saw this book for the first time I realised that a serious topic can be approached in the...
The Norton Field Guide to WritingThe Norton Field Guide to Writing
Best Price: $25.00
The three (not quite redeeming) strengths of this book are its reasonable price, readability,...

The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your ScriptThe Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script
Best Price: $14.37
This book is well worth the money, and more. An excellent beginning screenplay writer's guide....
Writing with Style: Conversations on the Art of Writing (2nd Edition)Writing with Style: Conversations on the Art of Writing (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $21.98
I've read a lot of books on writing over the years, so many that I've reserved a spot on the...
Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, And Style into Writer's WorkshopMechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, And Style into Writer's Workshop
Best Price: $13.86
I love this book. I teach high school and I was never able to find creative and concrete ways...
A Writer's Reference: 2003 MLA UpdateA Writer's Reference: 2003 MLA Update
Best Price: $18.95
I was directed to use "A Writer's Reference" beginning with the second addition. When...
The Elements of Style: The Original EditionThe Elements of Style: The Original Edition
Best Price: $1.59
I received the book on schedule and it was in great condition. I am one pleased customer.

The Norton Field Guide to Writing, With ReadingsThe Norton Field Guide to Writing, With Readings
Best Price: $33.27
Take the kind of guidelines found in the most successful rhetorics. Design them to be as...
They Say/I Say: The Moves that Matter in Persuasive WritingThey Say/I Say: The Moves that Matter in Persuasive Writing
Best Price: $13.89
I bought this book for my English class, but have never actually read it. Does have some good...
The Business Writer's Handbook, Eighth Edition (Business Writer's Handbook)The Business Writer's Handbook, Eighth Edition (Business Writer's Handbook)
Best Price: $22.37
Well organized and easy to use. Absolutely valuable. Gives good examples of letters, memos,...
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 3rd ed.MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 3rd ed.
Best Price: $20.20
Gibaldi's MLA STYLE MANUAL AND GUIDE TO SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING describes itself perfectly. This...
College Writing Skills w/ ReadingsCollege Writing Skills w/ Readings
Best Price: $61.00
THis book is being used by my daughter in college. It is well written and a book that can be...

Perspectives on Argument (5th Edition)Perspectives on Argument (5th Edition)
Best Price: $48.95
Think students shouldn't review textbooks? Why not? They're the ones who have to read them. ...
Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students (6th Edition)Creating Literacy Instruction for All Students (6th Edition)
Best Price: $68.86
This is a fantastic resource for literacy instruction. The author provides lots of practical...
A Short Guide to Writing About Biology (Short Guides Series)A Short Guide to Writing About Biology (Short Guides Series)
Best Price: $33.40
Every time I have to do a lab report, I use this book. No exceptions. Although I cannot comment...
Quick Access, Reference for Writers (MyCompLab Series)Quick Access, Reference for Writers (MyCompLab Series)
Best Price: $51.30
It is true that this is a very informational book. It holds great tips that can really help you,...
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral ThesisWriting Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis
Best Price: $7.35
If you're just starting your doctoral work and are terrified, buy this book. If you're already...

How to Say It: Choice Words, Phrases, Sentences, and Paragraphs for Every Situation, Revised EditionHow to Say It: Choice Words, Phrases, Sentences, and Paragraphs for Every Situation, Revised Edition
Best Price: $7.98
This book is a great help for any writing project. I would have liked it better, however, if...
Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual, 16th Edition: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book (Self Publishing Manual)Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual, 16th Edition: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book (Self Publishing Manual)
Best Price: $11.53
FOR ANYBODY WHO HAS THE DESIRE TO BECOME A SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHOR, SHOULD OWN THIS BOOK. THE BOOK...
The Art of Styling SentencesThe Art of Styling Sentences
Best Price: $4.73
A great book on sentence variety. Examples of stunning sentences. Not a book to be overlooked. A...
The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need: A One-Stop Source for Every Writing AssignmentThe Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need: A One-Stop Source for Every Writing Assignment
Best Price: $3.92
As a budding writer, the thing that seems to be going "Giant Chicken" on me at every...
Great Application Essays for Business SchoolGreat Application Essays for Business School
Best Price: $6.15
Of the essay books, this does rank among the best in most categories. The advice is well...

Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard UniversityTelling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University
Best Price: $7.69
I bought this book for my brother, who is an author. He is always looking for a good book to...
The Brief Wadsworth HandbookThe Brief Wadsworth Handbook
Best Price: $43.06
This was a required book for an ENC 1101 class, and it is well written as well as easy to...
Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing MemoirOld Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir
Best Price: $15.26
This morning at 4:30 I turned on the light to read a few more pages of Old Friend From Far Away....
The Norton Field Guide to Writing, with Readings and HandbookThe Norton Field Guide to Writing, with Readings and Handbook
Best Price: $30.00
Easy to use, and to understand. Just enough detail. Flexible. Affordable. Already in use at more...
Writing Research Papers (spiral bound) (12th Edition)Writing Research Papers (spiral bound) (12th Edition)
Best Price: $24.95
I've written both MLA and APA research papers, and now I teach research writing. THIS IS THE...

The Copywriter's Handbook, Third Edition: A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Copy That SellsThe Copywriter's Handbook, Third Edition: A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Copy That Sells
Best Price: $10.05
If you're a practicing copywriter and don't know what a brochure is -- ummmmm...I hate to be...
100 Ways to Improve Your Writing (Mentor)100 Ways to Improve Your Writing (Mentor)
Best Price: $2.79
This is a very condensed book on ways to improve your writing with handy little tips that either...
The Lively Art of Writing (Mentor)The Lively Art of Writing (Mentor)
Best Price: $2.79
I am a Junior high school student in the International Baccalaureate Program and i must say, i...
Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing (8th Edition)Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing (8th Edition)
Best Price: $72.99
It's an excellent anthology. Here are some of the writers, playwrights, authors, and others who...
The Nuts and Bolts of College WritingThe Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
Best Price: $5.50
As a graduate student in Psychology I get to read and correct mountains of papers from...

The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection PileThe First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
Best Price: $7.89
I have to agree with the February 2001 review by "A Customer": This book doesn't...
Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own WritingLine by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing
Best Price: $5.42
Claire K. Cook's Line by Line contains invaluable information, but the delivery reads like a...
Painless Writing (Barron's Painless Series)Painless Writing (Barron's Painless Series)
Best Price: $3.98
I'm really fired up! Painless Writing does help us get rid of turgid and stilted way of writing,...
A Writer's Resource (comb) with Student Access to Catalyst 2.0A Writer's Resource (comb) with Student Access to Catalyst 2.0
Best Price: $35.00
Before you buy this book, also consider ISBN:0073228508 or 0073230561 They're Instructor...
LB Brief (Little, Brown Handbook)LB Brief (Little, Brown Handbook)
Best Price: $31.50
My good looked great when i got it and it didnt even take long with the free shipping.

English Skills with ReadingsEnglish Skills with Readings
Best Price: $68.17
Yet I have not received payment back for return of the book.I am waiting for your reply.Thanks.
Writing Children's Books for DummiesWriting Children's Books for Dummies
Best Price: $10.74
Writing Children's Books for Dummies offers everything you need from start to finish to write...
Grammatically CorrectGrammatically Correct
Best Price: $10.89
I wish I had read Grammatically Correct years ago. It is an excellent resource. L.Scott ...
  
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