Reference
General
The World Factbook . 2008.The U.S. government’s complete geographical handbook, featuring full-color maps and flags of all nations.
Roget’s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases . 1922Mawson’s modernization of Roget’s classic structure with over 85,000 hyperlinked cross-references and 2,900 quotations.
Quotations
Bartlett, John . 1919. Familiar Quotations , 10th ed.Including over 11,000 quotations, the first new edition of John Bartlett’s corpus to be published after his death in 1905 keeps most of his original work intact.
Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations . 1989.The 2,100 entries in this eminently researched collection form the constellation of collected wisdom in American political debate. English Usage : Language, Style & Composition
Fowler, H. W . 1908. The King’s English , 2nd ed.This reference work has remained a standard resource—serving generations of students and writers with commonsense rules of style and grammar.
Mencken, H.L . 1921. The American Language : An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States, 2nd ed.This classic defines the distinguishing characteristics of the language of the United States.
Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur . 1916. On the Art of Writing .This collection of lectures captures the artistic and vital nature of language.
Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur . 1920. On the Art of Reading .Rich with insight on the activity of effectual and intelligent reading.
Sapir, Edward . 1921. Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech .The classic text on the relation of language and culture.
Strunk, William, Jr . 1918. The Elements of Style .Believing that one must first know the rules to break them, this classic reference book is a must-have for any student or writer. Religion & Mythology
The Bible . 1999. King James Version .The culmination of English translations of the Bible by the American Bible Society.
Brewer, E. Cobham. 1898. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable .
Comprising over 18,000 entries that reveal the etymologies, trace the origins and otherwise catalog “words with a tale to tell.”
Bulfinch, Thomas . 1913. The Age of Fable .Revised and enlarged four-volume edition of the classic work on the mythology and fable of the ages.
Frazer, Sir James George . 1922. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion , Abridged ed.The classic study in comparative folklore, magic and religion.
Literary History & Literature
Cambridge History of English & American Literature (18 vols.). 1907–21.The most important work of literary history and criticism ever published on writings in the English language.
Eliot, Charles W ., ed. 1909–17. The Harvard Classics and Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction .The most popular anthology of the twentieth century comprises 70 volumes.
Eliot, T.S . 1920. The Sacred Wood .Eliot’s collection of essays on poetry and criticism.
Shakespeare, William . 1914. The Oxford Shakespeare .The 37 plays, 154 sonnets and miscellaneous verse that constitute the unrivaled literary cornerstone of Western civilization.
Van Doren, Carl . 1921. The American Novel .
Historical treatment of the development of the “Great American Novel.”
See Also: Verse & Fiction .
Anatomy
Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body , 20th ed.
Featuring 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication.
Cooking
Farmer, Fannie Merritt . 1918. The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book .This landmark American cookbook advocates a no-nonsense approach to cooking for the ordinary person.
Etiquette
Post, Emily . 1922. Etiquette .Pithy advice on every subject of American social life.
Parliamentary Procedure & Government
Robert, Henry M. 1915. Robert’s Rules of Order Revised .
The rules of Congress for every deliberative society.
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States . 1989.Illustrated and annotated edition of all Inaugural addresses from George Washington to George W. Bush.
Bryan, William Jennings , ed. 1906. The World’s Famous Orations .Two millennia of Western Civilization come into focus through these 281 masterpieces by 213 rhetoricians.
See Also: Nonfiction .
