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Wretched Writing: A Compendium of Crimes Against the English Language - Page 7

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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A 1,000 Years on (Lionel Fanthorpe)
A 1,000 Years On
241
Lionel Fanthorpe
The Destroying Angel (Bernard King)
The Destroying Angel
242
Bernard King
Reconstructing Individualism (Thomas C. Heller, David E. Wellbery, Morton Sosna)
Reconstructing Individualism
243
Thomas C. Heller, David E. Wellbery, Morton Sosna
A Peace of My Mind (Charlie Sheen)
A Peace of My Mind
244
Charlie Sheen
Player's Ultimatum (Koko Brown)
Player's Ultimatum
245
Koko Brown
Long Time Gone (Meg Benjamin)
Long Time Gone
246
Meg Benjamin
Concluding (Henry Green)
Concluding
247
Henry Green
The Brazos Firebrand (Leslie Scott)
The Brazos Firebrand
248
Leslie Scott
Hunting Julian (Jacquelyn Frank)
Hunting Julian
249
Jacquelyn Frank
The Tyranny of Clichés: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas (Jonah Goldberg)
The Tyranny of Clichés: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas
250
Jonah Goldberg
Pearl Harbor (Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen)
Pearl Harbor
251
Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen
The Thing From Sheol (Lionel Fanthorpe)
The Thing From Sheol
252
Lionel Fanthorpe
Formula 29X (Lionel Fanthorpe)
Formula 29X
253
Lionel Fanthorpe
The Kindly Ones (Jonathan Littell)
The Kindly Ones
254
Jonathan Littell
Pure Blood (Mike McQuay)
Pure Blood
255
Mike McQuay
Scarecrow (Matthew Reilly)
Scarecrow
256
Matthew Reilly
Scarecrow Returns (Matthew Reilly)
Scarecrow Returns
257
Matthew Reilly
The Lost Symbol (Dan Brown)
The Lost Symbol
258
Dan Brown
Every Man a Tiger (Tom Clancy, Gen. Chuck Horner)
Every Man a Tiger
259
Tom Clancy, Gen. Chuck Horner
Plato Etc.: Problems of Philosophy and Their Resolution (Roy Bhaskar)
Plato Etc.: Problems of Philosophy and Their Resolution
260
Roy Bhaskar
Gai Valeri Catulli Veronensis Liber (Catullus, Trans. Celia and Louis Zukofsky)
Gai Valeri Catulli Veronensis Liber
261
Catullus, Trans. Celia and Louis Zukofsky
The Jewel (Sir Thomas Urquhart)
The Jewel
262
Sir Thomas Urquhart
Night of the Crabs (Guy N. Smith)
Night of the Crabs
263
Guy N. Smith
Gunslinger Justice (Dean W. Ballenger)
Gunslinger Justice
264
Dean W. Ballenger
The Dark Shore (Adam Lee)
The Dark Shore
265
Adam Lee
The Silent Sleep of the Dying (Keith McCarthy)
The Silent Sleep of the Dying
266
Keith McCarthy
First Frontier (Diane Carey, Dr. James I. Kirkland)
First Frontier
267
Diane Carey, Dr. James I. Kirkland
Maid for Murder (Milton K. Ozaki)
Maid for Murder
268
Milton K. Ozaki
Soul of the Fire (Terry Goodkind)
Soul of the Fire
269
Terry Goodkind
Border Town (Walt Coburn)
Border Town
270
Walt Coburn
X. Jones of Scotland Yard (Harry Stephen Keeler)
X. Jones of Scotland Yard
271
Harry Stephen Keeler
Killing Time (Della Van Hise)
Killing Time
272
Della Van Hise
White Gold Wielder (Stephen Donaldson)
White Gold Wielder
273
Stephen Donaldson
Zabiba and the King (Saddam Hussein)
Zabiba and the King
274
Saddam Hussein
A Time to Run (Barbara Boxer, Mary-Rose Hayes)
A Time to Run
275
Barbara Boxer, Mary-Rose Hayes
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