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William Strunk: The Elements of Style (1999, Allyn and Bacon) 4 stars

You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. …

Finished the first chapter, covering "elementary rules of usage," which are a list of guiding tips that address common, more subtle mistakes in grammar, as well as uses of punctuation and syntactical sorting that promote clarity and precision. The next chapter seems to be on composition, which is larger-scale organization of writing.