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
  • Physical copy at Uris Library
• Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story, by Randy Olson
  • Physical copy at Mann Library
• Escape from the Ivory Tower: A Guide to Making Your Science Matter, by Nancy Baron
  • Available online from Cornell Library
• Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded, by Joshua Schimel
  • Available online from Cornell Library
• Scientific Writing = Thinking in Words, by David R. Lindsay
  • Amazon
• Science Research Writing: A Guide for Non-Native Speakers of English, by Hilary Glasman-Deal
  • Available online from Cornell Library
• Scientists Must Speak, by D. Eric Walters and Gale C. Walters
  • Physical copy at Mann Library
• Scientific English: A guide for scientists and other professionals, by Robert A. Day
  • Physical copy at Mann Library

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
  • Available online from Cornell Library
• They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein
  • Physical copies at Olin, Mann, and ILR Libraries
• Writing from A to B: A Guide to Completing the Dissertation Phase of Doctoral Studies, by Keith Hjortshoj
  • PDF download from Graduate School, free hard copy by e-mail request
• On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction, by William Zinsser
  • Physical copy at Olin Library
• 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.

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