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Wretched Writing: A Compendium of Crimes Against the English Language - Page 6

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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Space Train (Terence Haile)
Space Train
201
Terence Haile
The Shockwave Rider (John Brunner)
The Shockwave Rider
202
John Brunner
Cloning Christ (Peter Thomas Senese, Robert Geis)
Cloning Christ
203
Peter Thomas Senese, Robert Geis
Dead as a Doornail (Charlaine Harris)
Dead as a Doornail
204
Charlaine Harris
A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity (Bill O'Reilly)
A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity
205
Bill O'Reilly
Kunma (Frank Corsaro)
Kunma
206
Frank Corsaro
The Mystery of the Talking Skull (Robert Arthur)
The Mystery of the Talking Skull
207
Robert Arthur
The Somerville Case (James Corbett)
The Somerville Case
208
James Corbett
Seetee Shock (Jack Williamson)
Seetee Shock
209
Jack Williamson
Cardboard Cantata (Lorenzo Montesini)
Cardboard Cantata
210
Lorenzo Montesini
Travels in Arabia Deserta (Charles M. Doughty)
Travels in Arabia Deserta
211
Charles M. Doughty
Fortunatus the Pessimist (Alfred Austin)
Fortunatus the Pessimist
212
Alfred Austin
The Carlyle (Nick Foulkes)
The Carlyle
213
Nick Foulkes
Harlot's Ghost (Norman Mailer)
Harlot's Ghost
214
Norman Mailer
Brazil (John Updike)
Brazil
215
John Updike
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
216
Isabel Allende
The Castle in the Forest (Norman Mailer)
The Castle in the Forest
217
Norman Mailer
1945 (Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen)
1945
218
Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen
Lost Soldiers (James Webb)
Lost Soldiers
219
James Webb
Stillwater (William F. Weld)
Stillwater
220
William F. Weld
The Apprentice (Lewis Libby)
The Apprentice
221
Lewis Libby
Abuse of Power (Michael Savage)
Abuse of Power
222
Michael Savage
Shawn (Uri Geller)
Shawn
223
Uri Geller
Love on the Rocks (Pamela Yaye)
Love on the Rocks
224
Pamela Yaye
Paul Clifford (Edward Bulwer-Lytton)
Paul Clifford
225
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The Stones of Venice (John Ruskin)
The Stones of Venice
226
John Ruskin
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
227
Stephenie Meyer
Brisingr (Christopher Paolini)
Brisingr
228
Christopher Paolini
Tarantula (Bob Dylan)
Tarantula
229
Bob Dylan
Bright Shiny Morning (James Frey)
Bright Shiny Morning
230
James Frey
The Skeleton Talks (Frederick G. Eberhard)
The Skeleton Talks
231
Frederick G. Eberhard
Garden of the Moon (Elizabeth Sinclair)
Garden of the Moon
232
Elizabeth Sinclair
The Underneath (Kathi Appelt)
The Underneath
233
Kathi Appelt
His Boardroom Mistress (Emma Darcy)
His Boardroom Mistress
234
Emma Darcy
In the Ocean of Night (Benford)
In the Ocean of Night
235
Benford
Club Dead (Charlaine Harris)
Club Dead
236
Charlaine Harris
The Laertian Gamble (Robert Sheckley)
The Laertian Gamble
237
Robert Sheckley
How to Win at Casino Gambling (Roger Gros)
How to Win at Casino Gambling
238
Roger Gros
The Shadow God (Aaron Rayburn)
The Shadow God
239
Aaron Rayburn
March of the Robots (Lionel Fanthorpe)
March of the Robots
240
Lionel Fanthorpe
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