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