Absolutely, without a doubt, the best and most practical book on writing that I have ever read. Concise, a beautifully written example of practicing what you preach - blows me away.

Also: it becomes obsessive. Strunk's dogmatic "Eliminate needless words" is my current mantra. I don't quite get there, but I'm trying. ( )

I'll only say this once:
If you don't have this, you should.
--Posey

An indispensable guide to the mechanics of writing. ( )

The Bible of writing. In fact, more Library Thing members have this Bible than the King James Bible. I checked. ( )

The gold standard in American language composition. ( )