Listed below are the Writing Center's available print resources. These resources include style guides, reference items, writing instruction textbooks, essay collections, ESL resources, and more. Items are listed first categorically and then alphabetically by title. If you can't find what you're looking for, try using the "Find on this page" function in your web browser to search for a particular title, author, or keyword.

Style Guides

  • The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors by Janet S. Dodd
  • American Sociological Association Style Guide
  • The Chicago Manual of Style
  • College Style Sheet by Jon Furberg and Richard Hopkins
  • The Everyday Writer by Andrea A. Lunsford
  • Keys for Writers by Ann Raimes
  • A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian
  • MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers by Joseph Gibaldi
  • Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources by Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger
  • A Pocket Guide to Writing in History by Mary Lynn Rampolla
  • Publication Manual of the Americal Psychological Association
  • SF Writer by Ruzkiewicz, Hairston, and Seward
  • A Short Guide to Writing About Biology by Jan A Pechenik
  • A Short Guide to Writing About Chemistry by Herbert Beall and John Trimbur
  • A Short Guide to Writing About Film by Timothy Corrigan
  • Student's Guide for Writing College Papers by Kate L. Turabian
  • A Student Handbook for Writing in Biology by Karin Knisely
  • Style Manual for Political Science by Michael K. Lane
  • Writing for Social Scientists by Howard S. Becker
  • Writing For the World Wide Web by Victor J. Vitanza
  • Writing Online by Crump Carbone
  • A Writer's Reference by Diana Hacker

Reference Books

  • The American Heritage Dictionary
  • The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms by Ross C. Murfin and Supryia M. Ray
  • Doing Grammar by Max Morenberg
  • Fowler's Modern English Usage
  • A Grammar of Contemporary English
  • The Oxford American Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
  • Roget's International Thesaurus
  • The Synonym Finder
  • Understanding English Grammar by Martha Kolln and Robert Funk
  • Textbook: An Introduction to Literary Language by Robert Scholes, Nancy R. Comley, and Gregory L. Ulmer
  • Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus for Students

General Writing Handbooks/Textbooks

  • Adios, Strunk and White by Gary and Glynis Hoffman
  • The Beacon Handbook by Robert Perrin
  • The Bedford Guide for College Writers by Kennedy, Kennedy, and Holladay
  • The Bedford Handbook for Writers by Diana Hacker
  • Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric, and Handbook by Susan Bachmann and Melinda Barth
  • Concise English Handbook by James W. Kirkland and Collett B. Dilworth, Jr.
  • Conventions and Choices: A Brief Book of Style and Usage by Stephen Foley and Joseph Gordon
  • CoreText: A Handbook for Writers by Hairston, Ruszkiewicz, and Seward
  • The Craft of Revision by Donald M. Murray
  • Creating Contexts: A Practical Approach to Writing by Domenick Caruso and Stephen Weidenborner
  • The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E.B. White
  • EasyWriter: A Pocket Reference by Andrea A. Lunsford
  • Four in One: Rhetoric, Reader, Research Guide, and Handbook by Edward A. Dornan and Robert Dees
  • Hodges' Harbrace College Handbook by Whitten, Horner, and Webb
  • The Holt Handbook by Kirszner and Mandell
  • The Little, Brown Handbook by H. Ransey Fowler and Jane E. Aaron
  • The McGraw-Hill College Handbook by Richard Marius and Harvey S. Wiener
  • The Macmillan College Handbook by Gerald Levin
  • The New Century Handbook by Christine A. Hult and Thomas N. Huckin
  • New Concise Handbook by Hans P. Guth
  • The Norton Guide to Writing by Thomas Cooley
  • On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser
  • The Power of Writing by David W. Chapman and Preston Lynn Waller
  • The Ready Reference Handbook by Jack Dodds
  • The Riverside Guide to Writing by Douglas Hunt
  • Rules for Writers by Diana Hacker
  • The St. Martin's Guide to Writing by Rise B. Axelrod and Charles R. Cooper
  • The St. Martin's Handbook by Andrea Lunsford and Robert Connors
  • The St. Martin's Workbook by Lex Runciman
  • The Scott, Foresman Handbook for Writers by Maxine Hairston and John J. Ruszkiewicz
  • The Scribner Essentials for Writers by Robert DiYanni and Pat C. Hoy II
  • Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace by Joseph M. Williams
  • Successful College Writing by Kathleen T. McWhorter
  • Work in Progress: A Guide to Writing and Revising by Lisa Ede
  • A Writer's Guidebook by Axelrod and Cooper
  • The Writer's Handbook by John McKernan
  • The Writer's Options: Combining to Composing by Daiker, Kerek, and Morenberg
  • The Writer's Presence by Donald McQuade and Robert Atwan
  • Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum by Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen
  • Writing From A to Z by Ebest, Alred, Brusaw, and Oliu
  • Writing in Context by Chris M. Anson and Lance E. Wilcox
  • Writing in the Liberal Arts Tradition: A Rhetoric with Readings by James L. Kinneavy, William McCleary and Neil Nakadate
  • Writing Paragraphs and Essays: Integrating Reading, Writing, and Grammar Skills by Joy Wingersky, Jan Boerner, and Diana Holguin-Balogh
  • Writing Worth Reading: The Critical Process by Nancy Huddleston Packer and John Timpane

ESL Resources

  • 25 Strategies: Reading Skill for Intermediate-Advanced Students of ESL by Jacqueline Neufeld and Marion Webb
  • Advanced English Exercises by Fuller and Wasell
  • American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture by Maryanne Kearny Datesman, JoAnn Crandall, and Edward N. Kearny
  • Basic Composition for ESL by Jann Huizenga, Courtenay Snellings, and Gladys Francis
  • Beyond True Stories: A High-Intermediate Reader by Sandra Heyer
  • Communicate What You Mean: Grammar for High-Level ESL Students by Carroll WAshinton Pollock
  • Essential Idioms in English by Robert J. Dixson
  • Good Measures by Jay Silverman, Elaine Hughes, and Diana Wienbroer
  • Language Socialization Across Cultures by Babi B. Schieffelin and Elinor Ochs
  • Longman Advanced American Dictionary
  • The Misspeller's Dictionary
  • Two-Word Verbs in English by J.N. Hook
  • Understanding and Using English Grammar by Betty Azar

Argumentation, Critical Thinking

  • Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking by M. Neil Browne and Stuart M. Keeley
  • Contemporary Rhetoric by W. Ross Winterowd
  • Contexts for Criticism by Donald Keesey
  • The Critical Reader, Thinker, and Writer by W. Ross Winterowd and Geoffrey R. Winterowd
  • Current Issues and Enduring Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking and Argument, with Readings by Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau
  • Elements of Argument by Annette T. Rottenberg
  • Essentials of Argument by Nancy V. Wood
  • The Informed Argument by Robert K. Miller
  • The Informed Reader: Contemporary Issues in the Disciplines by Bazerman
  • The Informed Writer: Using Sources in the Disciplines by Charles Bazerman
  • Investigating Arguments: Readings for College Writing by Jeffrey Walker and Glen McClish
  • The Presence of Others: Voices That Call for Response by Andrea A. Lunsford and John J. Ruszkiewicz
  • Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing by Gary Colombo, Robert Cullen, and Bonnie Lisle
  • A Rulebook for Arguments by Anthony Weston
  • The Shape of Reason: Argumentative Writing in College by John T. Gage
  • Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Moral Issues by Stephen Satris
  • They Say, I say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein
  • With Good Reason: An Introduction to Informal Fallacies by S. Morris Engel
  • Writing Arguments by John D. Ramage, John C. Bean, and June Johnson

Close Reading and Essay Collections/Examples

  • About Language: A Reader for Writers by Roberts and Turgeon
  • American Mosaic: Multicultural Readings in Context by Barbara Rico and Sandra Mano
  • The Art of the Essay by Lydia Fakundiny
  • The Bedford Reader by X. J. Kennedy, Dorothy M. Kennedy, and Jane E. Aaron
  • The Compact Reader: Short Essays by Method and Theme by Jane E. Aaron
  • Contexts: A Thematic Reader by Linda Simon
  • Eccentrics by Henry and Melissa Billings
  • Exploring Language by Gary Goshgarian
  • Fields of Reading: Motives for Writing by Nancy R. Comley, David Hamilton, Carl H. Klaus, Robert Scholes, and Nancy Sommers
  • Guide to College Reading by Kathleen T. McWhorter
  • The Horizon Reader by Harry and William Lutz Brent
  • Kaleidescope: Stories of the American Experience by Barbara Perkins and George Perkins
  • Language Awareness: Readings for College Writers by Paul Eschholz, Alfred Rosa, and Virginia Clark
  • Life Studies: An Analytic Reader by David Cavitch
  • Literacies: Reading, Writing, Interpretation by Terence Brunk, Suzanne Diamond, Priscilla Perkins, and Ken Smith
  • Models for Writers: Short Essays for Composition by Alfred Rosa and Paul Eschholz
  • Negotiating Difference: Cultural Case Studies for Composition by Patricia Bizzell and Bruce Herzberg
  • Ourselves Among Other: Cross-Cultural Readings for Writers by Carol J. Verburg
  • Our Times: Readings from Recent Periodicals by Robert Atwan
  • Patterns of Exposition by Decker and Schwgler
  • The Prose Reader: Essays for Thinking, Reading and Writing by Kim Flachmann and Michael Flachmann
  • Readings for the 21st Century by William Vesterman and Josh Ozersky
  • Signs of life in the USA: Readings on Popular Culture for Writers by Sonia Maasik and Jack Solomon
  • Ways of Reading: An Anthology for Writers by David Bartholomae and Anthony Petrosky
  • What Makes Writing Good: A Multiperspective by William E. Coles, Jr. and James Vopat
  • A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers by Lee A. Jacobus
  • Writing in the Disciplines: A Reader for Writers by Mary Lynch Kennedy, William J. Kennedy, and Hadley M. Smith

Research Papers

  • The Bedford Guide to the Research Process by Jean Johnson
  • Fieldworking: Reading and Writing Research by Bonnie Sunstein and Elizabeth Chiseri-Strater
  • The Research Paper and the World Wide Web by Dawn Rodrigues
  • Rules of Thumb for Online Research by Diana Roberts Wienbroer
  • Writing Research Papers: A complete Guide by James D. LesteR
  • Writing Research Papers: A Guide to the Process by Stephen Weidenborner and Domenick Caruso
  • Writing Research Papers: A Student Guide for Use with Opposing Viewpoints by Andrews Harnack
  • Writing Research Papers: Investigating Resources in Cyberspace by Jeannette A. Woodward

Creative Writing and Fiction Collections

  • Blending Genre, Altering Style: Writing Multigenre Papers by Tom Romano
  • Fiction 100 by James H. Pickering
  • The Harper Anthology of Fiction by Sylvan Barnet
  • Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing by Kirszner and Mandell
  • New Worlds of Literature by Jerome Beaty and J. Paul Hunter
  • Responding to Literature: Stories, Poems, Plays, and Essays by Judith A. Stanford
  • A Short Guide to Writing About Literature by Sylvan Barnet
  • Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft by Janet Burroway
  • Writing with Passion by Tom Romano

Resumes, Application Essays, Personal Statements, and Technical Writing

  • Applying to Graduate School by the College of Wooster Career Services
  • The Eloquent Essay by John Loughery
  • Fact and Artifact: Writing Nonfiction by Lynn Z. Bloom
  • Free Falling and Other Student Essays by Paul Sladky
  • In Brief: Short Takes on the Personal Jufith Kitchen and Mary Paumier Jones
  • In Short: A Collection of Brief Creative Nonfiction by Judith Kitchen and Mary Paumier Jones
  • Interviewing by the College of Wooster Career Services
  • Professional and Technical Writing Strategies by Judith S. Vanalstyne and Merrill D. Tritt
  • Technical Writing: Process and Product by Sharon J. Gerson and Steven M. Gerson
  • Writing Resumes and Cover Letters by the College of Wooster Career Services

Teaching/Tutoring Writing

  • 50 Hours: A Core Curriculum for College Students by Lynne V. Cheney
  • The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring by Paula Gillespie and Neal Lerner
  • The Bedford Bibliography for Teachers of Writing by Nedra Reynolds, Patricia Bizzell, and Bruze Herzberg
  • The Bedford Guide for Writing Tutors by Leigh Ryan
  • College Writing Basics by Thomas E. Tyner
  • Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment by Barbara E. Walvoord and Virginia Johnson Anderson
  • Engaging Ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom by John C. Bean
  • Errors and Expectations: A Guide for the Teacher of Basic Writing by Mina P. Shaughnessy
  • Frame Work: Culture, Storytelling, and College Writing by Gary Colombo, Bonnie Lisle, and Sandra Mano
  • In the Long Run: A Study of Faculty in Three Writing-Across-the-Curriculum Programs by Walvoord, Hunt, Dowling Jr., and McMahon
  • Marginal Words, Marginal Work? Tutoring the Academy in the Work of Writing Centers by William J. Macauley, Jr. and Nicholas Mauriello
  • One to One: The Art of Conferring with Young Writers by Lucy Calkins, Amanda Hartman, and Zoe White
  • Patterns Plus by Mary Lou Conlin
  • Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
  • Reading and the Writing Process by Susan Day, Robert Funk, and Elizabeth McMahan
  • Reclaiming the Imagination: Philosophical Perspectives for Writesr and Teachers of Writing by Ann E. Berthoff
  • A Rhetoric for Writing Teachers by Erika Lindemann
  • A Short Course in Writing by Kenneth A. Bruffee
  • The St. Martin's Sourcebook for Writing Tutors by Christina Murphy and Steve Sherwood
  • Teaching and Assessing Writing by Edward M. White
  • Thought and Language by Lev Vygotsky
  • A Tutor's Guide: Helping Writer's One to One by Ben Rafoth
  • Ways of Thinking, Ways of Teaching by George Hillocks and Lee Shulman
  • Writing Without Teachers by Peter Elbow
  • Writing Centers: Theory and Administration by Gary A. Olson

Miscellaneous

  • Becoming a Successful Student by Flemming and Leet
  • The Complete Guide to Writers Groups, Conferences, and Workshops
  • The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: A Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager and the Doomed by Karen Elizabeth Gordon
  • Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
  • Honey for a Teen's Heart by Gladys Hunt and Barbara Hampton
  • Language: Introductory Readings by Clark, Eschholz, and Rosa
  • Miss Thistlebottom's Hobgoblins: The Careful Writer's Guide to the Taboos, Bugbears and Outmoded Rules of English Usage by Theodore M. Bernstein
  • Picturing Texts by Lester Faigley, Diana George, Anna Palchik, and Cynthia Selfe
  • Web Works: A Guide to Getting On and Navigating on the Internet and the World Wide Web by Martin Irvine