Chicago Manual of Style - The Definitive Grammar Guide
This is the "bible," the run book, for professional writers. You must have a copy on your bookshelf.
DESCRIPTION from Amazon.com: The indispensable reference for writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers, informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice. With the wisdom of more than 110 years of editorial practice and a wealth of industry expertise from both Chicago’s staff and an advisory board of publishing professionals, The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, is the go-to authority for editors and writers everywhere. If you work with words—no matter what the delivery medium—this is the one reference you simply must have.
What's new in the 17th edition?
GRAMMAR, USAGE, AND STYLE Updates include those on bias-free English, gender-neutral pronouns, and sentence syntax, along with an expansion and revision of the Manual’s popular “Glossary of Problematic Words and Phrases.”
