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