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Helpful Business Communications Books

Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies
June Casagrande

Funny, smart, insightful. This is the world’s only useful grammar guide.

Rivers of Revenue
Kristin Zhivago

"Your brand is the promise you keep, not the one you make." That's brilliant. Read this book for more insight about marketing and selling.

Why Business People Speak Like Idiots
Fugere, Hardaway & Warshawsky

You must read this book. Twice. Then give a copy to everyone in your company.

The Technique of Clear Writing
Robert Gunning

First published in 1952 from the inventor of "the fog index". You’ll recognize his ten principles of clear writing.

On Writing Well
William Zinsser

This book will make you a better writer and a better reader.

Woe is I
Patricia T. O'Conner

A fun, practical, easy-to-read guide to modern English usage.

The Describer’s Dictionary
David Grambs

A wonderful treasure of examples and ideas to help make your writing alive!

Lateral Thinking
Edward de Bono

How to start doing instead of sitting around waiting for your muse to appear. You’ll never think about thinking quite the same way again.

Revising Business Prose
Richard Lanham

An essential book for anyone who wants to communicate clearly. It's fun, smart, and full of practical examples of how to turn pompous business banter into clear, eloquent prose.

Competitive Writing
Barry Eckhouse

A clearly written guide to argument and persuasion in business writing. Full of examples, references, and ideas to get your gears turning. There's no better book on persuasive writing.