Books
American Heritage® Book of English Usage: A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English, Houghton Mifflin Company
American Usage and Style: The Consensus, Roy Copperud, Van Nostrand Reinhold
Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, Norm Goldstein, ed., Perseus Publishing,
Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual, Addison Wesley Publishing
The Careful Writer, Theodore M. Bernstein, Free Press
The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition, University of Chicago Press
The Elements of Style, 4th Edition, William Strunk Jr., and E.B. White., Pearson Higher Education
Grammatically Correct: The Writer's Essential Guide to Punctuation, Spelling, Style, Usage and Grammar, Anne Stilman, Writer's Digest Books
The Gregg Reference Manual, 9th edition, William A. Sabin, McGraw-Hill/Irwin
The Handbook of Good English, Edward D Johnson, Washington Square Press
Hodges’ Harbrace Handbooks, John C. Hodges, et.al., International Thomson Publishing
Lapsing Into a Comma : A Curmudgeon's Guide to the Many Things That Can Go Wrong in Print–and How to Avoid Them, Bill Walsh, McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books
Line by Line, How to Edit Your Own Writing, Claire Kehrwald Cook, Houghton Mifflin Company
The Longman Handbook for Writers and Readers, Chris M. Anson, Robert A. Schwegler, Pearson Longman Publishing
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage, Mirriam-Webster, Inc.
On Writing Well, William Zinsser, Harper Resource
The Rhinehart Handbook for Writers, Bonnie Carter, Craig Skates, International Thomson Publishing
When Words Collide, A Media Writer's Guide to Grammar and Style, Lauren Kessler, Duncan McDonald, University of Oregon
The Word an Associated Press Guide to Good News Writing, Rene J. Cappon, The Associated Press
Word Watcher’s Guide to Good Grammar and Word Usage: Authoritative Answers to Today’s Grammar and Usage Questions, Morton S. Freeman, Edwin Newman, Medford Press
Words Into Type, Marjorie E. Skillin, Robert Malcom Gay, Pearson PTP
A Writer's Reference, Diana Hacker, Bedford Books
Web Sites
Columbia Journalism Review Language Corner
CSREES Editorial Style Guide (PDF document)
Grammar Resources from U.C. Berkeley
Guide to Grammar and Writing hosted by Capital Community College, Hartford, Connecticut
Merriam-Webster Unabridged Online (subscription only)
University of Minnesota style manual sections on punctuation and language
U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual


