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Essay writing handbooks and print style guides
by subject

Humanities and social sciences

Science and technical writing



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Humanities and social sciences

Style manual for authors, editors and printers . 6th ed. 2002.

Form and style : research papers, reports, theses. 11th ed. 2000.

MLA handbook for writers of research papers. 6th ed. 2003.

The MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing . 1998.

Essay writing and style guide for politics and the social sciences. Rev. ed. 1993.

Essay writing for students : a practical guide. 3rd ed. 1997.

An introduction to the language of literature. 1990.

Writing essays and research reports in the social sciences. 2nd ed. 1994.

Science and technical writing

General
Architecture Engineering Life sciences Health sciences 
(including psychology)

General

Lists, in particular, guides to the Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Geology.

A guide to scientific writing. 2nd ed. 1995.

Communicating in science; writing a scientific paper and speaking at scientific meetings. 2nd ed. 1993

Successful lab reports : a manual for science students. 1992.

The technical writer's handbook : writing with style and clarity. 1989.

Architecture

Dissertation handbook : a guide to research and writing. 1983

Report writing for architects and project managers. 3rd ed. 1996.

Writing matters. 1989.

Engineering

Communication for professional engineers . 1984

Effective writing strategies for engineers and scientists. 1988.

Roger Haines on report writing : a guide for engineers. 1990

Writing in the technical fields : a step-by-step guide for engineers, scientists, and technicians. 1994.

Life sciences

Author's handbook of styles for life science journals. 1996.

Postgraduate study in the biological sciences researchers' companion. 1993

A short guide to writing about biology. 2nd ed. 1993.

Health sciences (including psychology)

Medical writing: a prescription for clarity : a self-help guide to clearer medical English. 1991.

The psychologist's companion : a guide to scientific writing for students and researchers. 3rd ed. 1993

Qualitative methods in psychology : a research guide. 1994.

Research in medicine : a guide to writing a thesis in the medical sciences. 1990

Successful scientific writing : a step-by-step guide for biomedical scientists. 1996.

Writing for psychology : an introductory guide for students. 2nd ed. 1996.

Writing in psychology : a student guide. 2nd ed. 1996.