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1. Palimpsest: A History of the Written Word

   Matthew Battles

   A profound, eloquent meditation on the history of writing, from Mesopotamia to multimedia.More

2. Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen

   Mary Norris

   From a thirty-year veteran of The New Yorker comes the most irreverent and helpful book on language since the #1 bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves.More

3. Reading the World: Ideas That Matter

   Michael Austin

   Third Edition

   The only great ideas reader to offer a global perspective.More

4. Back to the Lake: A Reader and Guide

   Thomas Cooley

   Third Edition

   A new take on the traditional rhetorical modes, showing how they are used in the kinds of writing college students are most often assigned—arguments, analyses, reports, narratives, and more.More

5. "They Say / I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, with Readings

   Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein, Russel Durst

   Third Edition

   The best-selling text/reader on academic writing.More

6. The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms & Literary Quotations

   Ellen S. Levine, David Grambs

   Expanded Second Edition

   The unmatched guide—and perfect gift—for stymied scribes and working wordsmiths everywhere, now expanded and updated.More

7. Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks

   Keith Houston

   “An absolutely fascinating blend of history, design, sociology, and cultural poetics—highly recommended.”—Maria Popova, Brain PickingsMore

8. The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu

   Dan Jurafsky

   Stanford University linguist and MacArthur Fellow Dan Jurafsky dives into the hidden history of food.More

9. Beyond the First Draft: The Art of Fiction

   John Casey

   For students and writers alike, a brilliant guide to the craft of writing by the National Book Award–winning author of Spartina.More

10. Writing About American Literature

    Karen Gocsik, Coleman Hutchison

    A clear, concise guide to the process of writing about literature.More

11. How to Write Anything: A Complete Guide

    Laura Brown

    A practical guide to everything you’ll ever need to write—at work, at school, and in your personal life.More

12. "They Say / I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing

    Gerald Graff, Jim Burke, Cathy Birkenstein

    Third High School Edition

    The book that demystifies academic writing, now in a high school hardcover edition with an introduction and teaching notes by Jim Burke.More

13. To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing

    Robert Hartwell Fiske

    The essential guide to writing succinctly.More

14. "They Say / I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing

    Cathy Birkenstein, Gerald Graff

    Third Edition

    The best-selling book on academic writing—in use at more than 1,500 schools.More

15. The Little Seagull Handbook with Exercises

    Michal Brody, Francine Weinberg, Richard Bullock

    Second Edition

    A pocket-sized handbook that's easy to use and covers the kinds of writing college students need to do.More