Within Arm’s Reach:
The Author’s Reference Shelf

Betty Azar at her desk

“These are the reference texts that are always within arm’s reach of my desk.”

— Betty Azar

  • Biber, Douglas, Susan Conrad, Geoffrey Leech. (2002) Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Longman.
  • Biber, Douglas, et. al. (1999) Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
  • Carter, Ronald and Michael McCarthy. (2006) Cambridge Grammar of English. Cambridge University Press.
  • Celce-Murcia, Marianne and Diane Larsen-Freeman. (1983) The Grammar Book: An ESL/EFL Teacher’s Course. Rowley, Massachusetts: Newbury House.
  • Collins COBUILD English Language Dictionary. (1994) London: HarperCollins Publishers.
  • Firsten, Richard. (2002) The ELT Grammar Book. Burlingame, California: Alta Book Center Publishers.
  • The Kids’ Question & Answer Book. (1988) ed. Katherine Farris. Toronto: Owl Books, Greey de Pencier Books Inc.
  • Longman Advanced American Dictionary. (2000) Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
  • Quirk, Randolph, et. al. (1999) A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
  • Swan, Michael. (2000) Practical English Usage. Oxford University Press.
  • Random House Webster’s College Dictionary. (1999) Random House.
  • Rutherford, William E. (1968) Modern English: A Textbook for Foreign Students. Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
  • You Asked? Over 300 Great Questions and Astounding Answers. ed. Katherine Farris. Toronto: Owl Books, Greey de Pencier Books Inc.
  • Also (though a few steps away): The World Book Encyclopedia.
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