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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 (Edison Portland Cement Company)
42
The Big Problem of Small Organs (Alan T. Kitley)
The Big Problem of Small Organs (Alan T. Kitley)
43
Biggles Takes It Rough (W.E. Johns)
Biggles Takes It Rough (W.E. Johns)
44
Dildo Cay (Nelson Hayes)
Dildo Cay (Nelson Hayes)
45
Drummer Dick's Discharge (Beatrix M. De Burgh)
Drummer Dick's Discharge (Beatrix M. De Burgh)
46
How Nell Scored (Bessie Marchant)
How Nell Scored (Bessie Marchant)
47
Invisible Dick (Frank Topham)
Invisible Dick (Frank Topham)
48
Memorable Balls (James Laver)
Memorable Balls (James Laver)
49
Muffs and Morals (Pearl Binder)
Muffs and Morals (Pearl Binder)
50
Scouts in Bondage (Geoffrey Prout)
Scouts in Bondage (Geoffrey Prout)
51
Warne's Pleasure Book for Boys (Frederick Warne & Co.)
Warne's Pleasure Book for Boys (Frederick Warne & Co.)
52
Why Bring That Up?: A Guide to and From Seasickness (Dr. J.F. Montague)
Why Bring That Up?: A Guide to and From Seasickness (Dr. J.F. Montague)
53
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
54
Furious Gulf (Gregory Benford)
Furious Gulf (Gregory Benford)
55
The Case of the Violent Virgin (Michael Avallone)
The Case of the Violent Virgin (Michael Avallone)
56
The Crazy Mixed-Up Corpse (Michael Avallone)
The Crazy Mixed-Up Corpse (Michael Avallone)
57
Kris Longknife: Audacious (Mike Shepherd)
Kris Longknife: Audacious (Mike Shepherd)
58
The Knight and Knave of Swords (Fritz Leiber)
The Knight and Knave of Swords (Fritz Leiber)
59
The Number of the Beast (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Number of the Beast (Robert A. Heinlein)
60
War Games (Karl Hansen)
War Games (Karl Hansen)
61
Wild Party (Louis Fisher)
Wild Party (Louis Fisher)
62
Spectre of Darkness (Lionel Fanthorpe)
Spectre of Darkness (Lionel Fanthorpe)
63
Full Disclosure (William Safire)
Full Disclosure (William Safire)
64
Rose Madder (Stephen King)
Rose Madder (Stephen King)
65
Seven Ancient Wonders (Matthew Reilly)
Seven Ancient Wonders (Matthew Reilly)
66
Star (Pamela Anderson)
Star (Pamela Anderson)
67
Swan (Naomi Campbell)
Swan (Naomi Campbell)
68
A Shore Thing (Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi)
A Shore Thing (Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi)
69
Ode to Happiness (Keanu Reeves)
Ode to Happiness (Keanu Reeves)
70
Silk and Steel (Ron Miller)
Silk and Steel (Ron Miller)
71
The Strange Will (Harry Stephen Keeler, Hazel Goodwin Keller)
The Strange Will (Harry Stephen Keeler, Hazel Goodwin Keller)
72
The Hellfire Club (Peter Straub)
The Hellfire Club (Peter Straub)
73
Faith Gartney's Girlhood (Adeline Dutton Whitney)
Faith Gartney's Girlhood (Adeline Dutton Whitney)
74
Wolf Totem (Jiang Rong)
Wolf Totem (Jiang Rong)
75
Maharaja's Mistress (Susan Stephens)
Maharaja's Mistress (Susan Stephens)
76
Going Rogue (Sarah Palin)
Going Rogue (Sarah Palin)
77
MacKerel by Moonlight (William F. Weld)
MacKerel by Moonlight (William F. Weld)
78
The Spell of the Desert (Brad Ward)
The Spell of the Desert (Brad Ward)
79
The Den of the Assassin (Peter Thomas Senese)
The Den of the Assassin (Peter Thomas Senese)
80
Chasing the Cyclone (Peter Thomas Senese)
Chasing the Cyclone (Peter Thomas Senese)
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