Bibliography of American English Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar, Usage, and Style
1. William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White
The Elements of Style
(The Macmillan Co., New York; 1959).
2. William Strunk, Jr., E. B. White, and Maira Kalman
The Elements of Style Illustrated
(Penguin Press HC, New York; 2005).
3. Margaret Nicholson, Editor
Fowler’s Modern English Usage: A Dictionary of English Usage
(The New American Library, Oxford University Press, New York; 1957).
4. R. W. Burchfield, Editor
Fowler's Modern English Usage
(Oxford University Press, New York; 1926; 1965; 2004).
5. Eric Partridge
Usage and Abusage: A Guike to Good English: How to Pick the Right Words - and Avoid the Wrong Ones – in Speech and Writing
(W. W. Norton & Co., New York; 1995).
6. Henry W. Fowler and R. W. Burchfield, Editor
The New Fowler's Modern English Usage, 3rd Edition
(Oxford University Press, New York; 2000).
7. Joseph M Williams
Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace, 6th Edition
Addison Wesley Longman, Inc. New York; 2000).
8. Harry Shaw
Punctuate It Right: A Complete, Authoritative, Quick-Reference Guide To Modern Punctuation and Related Mechanics of Writing, Showing What Marks To Use, When Where, How, and Why,
Including a Detailed Glossary for “Punctuation for Clarity”
(Harper & Row, New York; 1986).
9. Harry Shaw
Errors in English and Ways To Correct Them: The Practical Approach To Correct Word Usage, Sentence Structure, Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar, 3rd Edition
(Harper & Row, New York; 1986).
10. Bill Walsh
Lapsing into a Comma: A Curmudgeon’s Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print – and How To Avoid Them
(Contemporary Books; Chicago, IL; 2000).
11. John C. Hodges
Harbrace College Handbook, 4th Edition
(Harcourt, Brace, and Company, New York; 1956).
12. Karen Elizabeth Gordon
The Well-Tempered Sentence: A Punctuation Handbook for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed
(Tichnor and Fields, New Haven, CT; 1983).
13. Karen Elizabeth Gordon
The Transitive Vampire: A Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed
(Times Books, Random House, New York; 1984).
14. Lynne Truss
Eats, Shoots, and Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
(Gotham Books, Penguin Group; New York; 2004).
15. James Geary
The World in a Phrase: A History of Aphorisms
(Bloomsbury, New York; 2005).
16. Don LePan, Ed.
The Broadview Book of Common Errors in English
(Broadview Press Ltd., New York; 1988).
17. Anne Stilman
Grammatically Correct: The Writer's Essential Guide to Punctuation, Spelling, Style, Usage, and Grammar
(Writer’s Digest Book, New York; 2004).
18. Associated Press
AP Stylebook
(Associated Press, New York; 2004).
19. Mark Lester and Larry Beason
The McGraw-Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage
(McGraw-Hill, New York; 2004).
20. William Safire,
Fumblerules: A Lighthearted Guide to Grammar and Good Usage
(Doubleday, New York; 1990).