HBR Guide to Better Business Writing (HBR Guide Series)

Desk References

Writing well is not just one skill but a combination of many—and it’s something you must constantly work at. In addition to this guide you might want to keep the following desk references handy.

The Basic Writer’s Bookshelf

• The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 5th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Har-court, 2011.
• Garner, Bryan A. Garner’s Dictionary of Modern American Usage. 3d ed. New York: Oxford, 2009.
• Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. 11th ed. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, 2008.
• Roget’s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases. George Davidson, ed. Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2011.
• Trimble, John R. Writing with Style. 3d ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2010.

The Connoisseur’s Bookshelf

• Flesch, ...