I can offer a great alternative: Style: Lessons In Clarity and Grace by Joseph Williams http://www.amazon.com/Style-Lessons-Clarity-Grace-10th/dp/0205747469/ h

I can offer a great alternative: Style: Lessons In Clarity and Grace by Joseph Williams http://www.amazon.com/Style-Lessons-Clarity-Grace-10th/dp/0205747469/ http://www.amazon.com/Style-Lessons-Clarity-Grace-10th/dp/02... This book is a simple, step by step guide to making you a better writer. By chapter 2 you're already writing much clearer prose. It's one of those books you want to read every couple of years. I'd also recommend the essay "Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm