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Inside Reporting: A Practical Guide to the Craft of Journalism The Associated Press Stylebook Elements of Journalism The Chicago Manual of Style The Elements of Style by Strunk and White (MacMillan Publishing) Fundamentals of Style (Kenneth Publishing)     and a few outliers for depth, Analyzing Informal Fallacies (Prentice-Hall) Do I Make Myself Clear? The Economist's Guide to Business Numeracy

  The US government is an amazing source of information for all tastes.   Take the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for April (embargoed until June 11) that, " In March, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers fell 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 2.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in March (SA); up 2.8 percent over the year (NSA)." Accompanied by a range of in-depth  charts  (below). There's enough data in the press release  alone to keep one busy until the next press release. didact's journal    This journal provides moments of insight from diverse—and sometimes surprising--sources to provoke your thinking. Each insight opens the door to deeper understanding and to connections between science, culture, history, mathematics, business, and personal mastery. didact's journal first lines    Books that open well i...