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The Guardian: Top 10 Books Writers Should Read

From unforgiving French sociology to Machiavelli's manual for realpolitik, here are some books that any writer should read. How many of these books have you read?
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Daily Rituals
Daily Rituals
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The Elements of Style (William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White)
The Elements of Style
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William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste (Pierre Bourdieu)
Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste
3
Pierre Bourdieu
The Chambers Dictionary (Chambers)
The Chambers Dictionary
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Chambers
Instant Analysis (Lieberman)
Instant Analysis
5
Lieberman
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
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Niccolò Machiavelli
Satyricon (Petronius)
Satyricon
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Petronius
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
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The Black Book (Lawrence Durrell)
The Black Book
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Lawrence Durrell
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
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