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Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words
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Lincoln's Sword

By Douglas Wilson ,

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Author Unknown: On the Trail of Anonymous
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Author Unknown

By Don Foster ,

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Pardon my Spanish!
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Pardon my Spanish!

By Harrap ,

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The Reign of Truth and Faith: Epistemic Expressions in 16th and 17th Century English
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The Reign of Truth and Faith

By Helen Bromhead ,

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Pronoun Envy: Literary Uses of Linguistic Gender
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Pronoun Envy

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Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
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Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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On Austrian Soil: Teaching Those I Was Taught to Hate
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On Austrian Soil

By Sondra Perl ,

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The Elements of Style (Illustrated)
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The Elements of Style (Illustrated)

By William Strunk , E. B. White , Maira Kalman (illustrator)

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Writing Metrical Poetry: Contemporary Lessons for Mastering Traditional Forms
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Writing Metrical Poetry

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Cambridge Grammar of English
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Cambridge Grammar of English

By Ronald Carter , Michael McCarthy ,

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The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
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The Mother Tongue

By Bill Bryson ,

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Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word
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Nigger

By Randall Kennedy ,

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Tell It Slant
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Tell It Slant

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History in English Words
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History in English Words

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