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Wretched Writing: A Compendium of Crimes Against the English Language - Page 2

These are the books mentioned in "Wretched Writing" (2013) by Ross and Kathryn Petras. I did not include the stories, articles, poems, and movies quoted.
Nos. 37-52 (as well as #164) are included for their titles alone. 179-184 are there for their blurbs. Some classics are there merely for an unfortunate word (such as "ejaculated") that has changed meaning somewhat over the years.
My favorite entry:
"There are some sounds in nature which are anathema to man. For most people they are confined to the strangled screaming of a vixen in heat, hideous and unearthly in the black voids of a sleepless night. The question you have to ask yourself here is, 'Am I most people?' "—#242
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-A Study of Hospital Waiting Lists in Cardiff, 1953-1954
-Who's Who in Barbed Wire
-Simple Hints for Mothers on the Home Sex-Training of Boys
-Sloppy Dingle
-Lawless Guns
-Come On Mom
-Where the Big Gun Rides
-A Voyage of Discovery
-Wind in the Cypress
-A Noose for the Marshal
-Future Tense
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The Romance of Cement (Edison Portland Cement Company)
The Romance of Cement
41
Edison Portland Cement Company
The Big Problem of Small Organs (Alan T. Kitley)
The Big Problem of Small Organs
42
Alan T. Kitley
Biggles Takes It Rough (W.E. Johns)
Biggles Takes It Rough
43
W.E. Johns
Dildo Cay (Nelson Hayes)
Dildo Cay
44
Nelson Hayes
Drummer Dick's Discharge (Beatrix M. De Burgh)
Drummer Dick's Discharge
45
Beatrix M. De Burgh
How Nell Scored (Bessie Marchant)
How Nell Scored
46
Bessie Marchant
Invisible Dick (Frank Topham)
Invisible Dick
47
Frank Topham
Memorable Balls (James Laver)
Memorable Balls
48
James Laver
Muffs and Morals (Pearl Binder)
Muffs and Morals
49
Pearl Binder
Scouts in Bondage (Geoffrey Prout)
Scouts in Bondage
50
Geoffrey Prout
Warne's Pleasure Book for Boys (Frederick Warne & Co.)
Warne's Pleasure Book for Boys
51
Frederick Warne & Co.
Why Bring That Up?: A Guide to and From Seasickness (Dr. J.F. Montague)
Why Bring That Up?: A Guide to and From Seasickness
52
Dr. J.F. Montague
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green
53
David Mitchell
Furious Gulf (Gregory Benford)
Furious Gulf
54
Gregory Benford
The Case of the Violent Virgin (Michael Avallone)
The Case of the Violent Virgin
55
Michael Avallone
The Crazy Mixed-Up Corpse (Michael Avallone)
The Crazy Mixed-Up Corpse
56
Michael Avallone
Kris Longknife: Audacious (Mike Shepherd)
Kris Longknife: Audacious
57
Mike Shepherd
The Knight and Knave of Swords (Fritz Leiber)
The Knight and Knave of Swords
58
Fritz Leiber
The Number of the Beast (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Number of the Beast
59
Robert A. Heinlein
War Games (Karl Hansen)
War Games
60
Karl Hansen
Wild Party (Louis Fisher)
Wild Party
61
Louis Fisher
Spectre of Darkness (Lionel Fanthorpe)
Spectre of Darkness
62
Lionel Fanthorpe
Full Disclosure (William Safire)
Full Disclosure
63
William Safire
Rose Madder (Stephen King)
Rose Madder
64
Stephen King
Seven Ancient Wonders (Matthew Reilly)
Seven Ancient Wonders
65
Matthew Reilly
Star (Pamela Anderson)
Star
66
Pamela Anderson
Swan (Naomi Campbell)
Swan
67
Naomi Campbell
A Shore Thing (Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi)
A Shore Thing
68
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
Ode to Happiness (Keanu Reeves)
Ode to Happiness
69
Keanu Reeves
Silk and Steel (Ron Miller)
Silk and Steel
70
Ron Miller
The Strange Will (Harry Stephen Keeler, Hazel Goodwin Keller)
The Strange Will
71
Harry Stephen Keeler, Hazel Goodwin Keller
The Hellfire Club (Peter Straub)
The Hellfire Club
72
Peter Straub
Faith Gartney's Girlhood (Adeline Dutton Whitney)
Faith Gartney's Girlhood
73
Adeline Dutton Whitney
Wolf Totem (Jiang Rong)
Wolf Totem
74
Jiang Rong
Maharaja's Mistress (Susan Stephens)
Maharaja's Mistress
75
Susan Stephens
Going Rogue (Sarah Palin)
Going Rogue
76
Sarah Palin
MacKerel by Moonlight (William F. Weld)
MacKerel by Moonlight
77
William F. Weld
The Spell of the Desert (Brad Ward)
The Spell of the Desert
78
Brad Ward
The Den of the Assassin (Peter Thomas Senese)
The Den of the Assassin
79
Peter Thomas Senese
Chasing the Cyclone (Peter Thomas Senese)
Chasing the Cyclone
80
Peter Thomas Senese
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