Dr. Grammar - A Writer's Toolbox

The Dr. Grammar Writer's Toolbox contains reference books that should be on every serious writer's desk.
These books will help you in your writing endeavors. Dr. Grammar relies on them. You can search for these books on both Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com through this site.


Dictionary: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th Edition). ISBN - 0-395-66917-0
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Handbook: Hacker, Diana. A Writer's Reference. ISBN - 0-312-24754-0
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Handbook: Anson, Chris, Robert Schwegler, and Marcia Muth. The Longman Writer's Companion. ISBN - 0-231-3157-9
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Usage: Very clear and simple explanations, alphabetized. Bernstein, Theodore. Dos, Don'ts and Maybes of the English Usage. ISBN - 0-517-20340-5
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Usage: Merriam Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. ISBN - 0-87779-132-5
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Usage: Very clear and simple explanations. O'Conner, Patricia. Woe is I. ISBN - 0-399-14196-0
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Usage: Wilson, Kenneth G. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. ISBN - 0-231-06988-X
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Helpful: This is my Bible. Strumpf, Michael. The Grammar Bible. ISBN - 1-891968-00-9
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Wonderful and Enjoyable: Lederer, Richard. The Write Way, The Miracle of Language, Crazy English, Anguished English, Fractured English, Adventures of a Verbivore, and Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay
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