Adler, Mortimer J., and Charles Van Doran. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading. Revised edition. New York: Touchstone, 1972.
	Badke, William B. Research Strategies: Finding Your Way through the Information Fog. 2nd ed. iUniverse, Inc, 2004.
	Kane, Thomas S. The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing. New York: Berkley Books, 1988.
	Orwell, George. “Politics and the English Language.” Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays. London: Secker and Warburg, 1950.
	Strunk, William, Jr., and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. 4th ed. New York: Allyn & Bacon, 2000.
	Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 7th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. (Note the excellent discussion of research writing, new to this edition)
	Williams, Joseph M. Style: Toward Clarity and Grace. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990.
	Zinsser, William. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction. 30th anniversary ed. New York: Harper Collins, 2006.

 

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