Abstract
During our medical writing workshops, participants often seek advice about reference books. What books are available? Which are most useful? There are many excellent books, and the choice ultimately depends on personal preference. In this essay I wish to mention several works now in print that may be useful to a physician seriously interested in medical writing. I emphasize that the selection is limited to books currently available, and is not intended to be complete. <h3>Usage</h3> Questions of usage help define good taste in writing, and many books seek to answer these questions. Among these are the following: Fowler, H.W.:<i>A Dictionary of Modern English Usage</i>, ed 2, revised by Sir Ernest Gowers, New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1965, 725 pp. Bernstein, T.M.:<i>The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage</i>, New York: Atheneum Publishers, 1965, 487 pp. Copperud, R.H.:<i>A Dictionary of Usage and Style</i>. New
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