Kay Ross recommends - books about writing, grammar, style...

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Kay Ross recommends - books about writing, grammar, style...

Brian S Brooks and James L Pinson "Working with Words - A Concise Handbook for Media Writers and Editors"
David Crystal "Rediscover Grammar"
Harold Evans "Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers"
FW Hodgson "Modern Newspaper Editing and Production"
Stephen King "On Writing"
Gerry McGovern and Rob Norton "Content Critical - Gaining Competitive Advantage Through High-Quality Web Content"
Gerry McGovern, Rob Norton and Catherine O'Dowd "The Web Content Style Guide - An Essential Reference for Online Writers, Editors and Managers"
Arthur Plotnik "Spunk & Bite - A writer's guide to bold, contemporary style"
William Safire "Fumblerules"
William Strunk Jr. and EB White "The Elements of Style"
Lynne Truss "Eats, Shoots & Leaves - The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation"
"The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors" and lots of other dictionaries

And hundreds more. Visit any library or bookshop, or go to:
www.amazon.com
Hong Kong-based www.paddyfield.com
www.yesasia.com