Almost all of the books listed below are available from the Cornell Library and can be located or viewed online by following the links.
Scientific writing guidebooks:
- The Scientist's Guide to Writing: How to Write More Easily and Effectively throughout Your Scientific Career, by Stephen B. Heard
- Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story, by Randy Olson
- Escape from the Ivory Tower: A Guide to Making Your Science Matter, by Nancy Baron
- Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded, by Joshua Schimel
- Scientific Writing = Thinking in Words, by David R. Lindsay
- Science Research Writing: A Guide for Non-Native Speakers of English, by Hilary Glasman-Deal
- Scientists Must Speak, by D. Eric Walters and Gale C. Walters
- Scientific English: A guide for scientists and other professionals, by Robert A. Day
Guidebooks for academic writing and good writing in general:
- How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing, by Paul J. Silva
- They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein
- Writing from A to B: A Guide to Completing the Dissertation Phase of Doctoral Studies, by Keith Hjortshoj
- On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction, by William Zinsser
- The Elements of Style, by William Strunk and E. B. White (both Cornellians)
- Multiple editions at multiple libraries, and some editions available online
- Current edition is 4th, which can be purchased very inexpensively.