What are the best reference books to own?
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18.1
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AP Stylebook
An American English style and usage guide published by the Associated Press, widely used by journalists and communicators.
1 questions · 1 categories · As of Nov 12, 2026
- Best category rank
- #27
- Books & Physical Media · of 200
- Questions
- 1
- 1 categories
- Answers naming it
- 2/6
- Of the answers measured on this brand's questions
Visibility by category
| Categories | Category rank | Questions | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Physical Media | #27of 200 | 1 | 18.1 |
Ranking by question
Named alongside in Books & Physical Media
Brands named in the same answers as AP Stylebook in the last four weeks, counted in answers.
- Answers naming the brand
- 1
- 2
- 6
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 5
- Answers naming the brand
- 1
- 2
- 6
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 5
- 12National Geographic Atlas of the World
- 22The Chicago Manual of Style
- 31Black's Law Dictionary
- 41Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
- 51Collins Bird Guide
- 61Fowler’s Dictionary of Modern English Usage
- 71Larousse Gastronomique
- 81Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
- 91Merriam-Webster guide to usage
- 101On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee
- 111Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
- 121Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
- 131Oxford guide to usage
- 141Roget’s International Thesaurus
- 151The Elements of Style
- 161The Flavor Bible by Karen Page & Andrew Dornenburg
- 171The New Oxford Companion to Literature in English
- 181The Oxford Companion to Philosophy
- 191The Princeton Companion to Mathematics
- 201The Sibley Guide to Birds, 2nd ed.
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Criterion Collection | 6 | Arrow Video (5), Vinegar Syndrome (4), Beatles mono pressings (2) |
| Arrow Video | 5 | Criterion Collection (5), Vinegar Syndrome (4), Shout! Factory (2) |
| Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary | 6 | The Chicago Manual of Style (5), National Geographic Atlas of the World (5), The Elements of Style (2) |
| Shout! Factory | 2 | Arrow Video (2), Criterion Collection (2), Vinegar Syndrome (2) |
| Vinegar Syndrome | 4 | Arrow Video (4), Criterion Collection (4), Shout! Factory (2) |
| The Chicago Manual of Style | 6 | Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (5), National Geographic Atlas of the World (5), The Elements of Style (3) |
| National Geographic Atlas of the World | 6 | Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (5), The Chicago Manual of Style (5), The Elements of Style (2) |
| AK 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa | 1 | Arrow Video (1), Blade Runner "Black_pool" Briefcase" (2007) Blu-ray (1), Target (1) |
| The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge | 1 | The Complete Human Body: The Definitive Visual Guide (1), Sequoia Publishing (1), Pocket Ref (1) |
| GRID 2's Mono Edition | 3 | Arrow Video (1), Criterion Collection (1), DIG VR Collectors Edition (1) |
| The Elements of Style | 3 | The Chicago Manual of Style (3), Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (2), National Geographic Atlas of the World (2) |
| Beatles mono pressings | 2 | Criterion Collection (2), Third Man on Blu-ray (2), Arrow Video (1) |
| Third Man on Blu-ray | 2 | Beatles mono pressings (2), Criterion Collection (2), Arrow Video (1) |
| The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2026 | 2 | Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (2), The Chicago Manual of Style (2), National Geographic Atlas of the World (2) |
| Pocket Ref | 2 | Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (1), The Complete Human Body: The Definitive Visual Guide (1), Sequoia Publishing (1) |
| And Then There Were None | 3 | The Lord of the Rings (2), J.K. Rowling (1) |
| Project Hail Mary | 2 | Andy Weir (2), The Lord of the Rings (1) |
| Blade Runner "Black_pool" Briefcase" (2007) Blu-ray | 1 | Arrow Video (1), Target (1), Criterion Collection (1) |
| Target | 1 | Arrow Video (1), Blade Runner "Black_pool" Briefcase" (2007) Blu-ray (1), Criterion Collection (1) |
| 4K Steelbook of Ran | 1 | Arrow Video (1), Blade Runner "Black_pool" Briefcase" (2007) Blu-ray (1), Target (1) |
| Terminator 2: T-800 Endoskull Bust Edition | 1 | Arrow Video (1), Blade Runner "Black_pool" Briefcase" (2007) Blu-ray (1), Target (1) |
| Sequoia Publishing | 1 | The Complete Human Body: The Definitive Visual Guide (1), The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge (1), Pocket Ref (1) |
| Best Buy | 1 | Arrow Video (1), Blade Runner "Black_pool" Briefcase" (2007) Blu-ray (1), Target (1) |
| The Sibley Guide to Birds, 2nd ed. | 2 | The Chicago Manual of Style (2), National Geographic Atlas of the World (2), Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (1) |
| The Lord of the Rings | 3 | And Then There Were None (2), Project Hail Mary (1), J.K. Rowling (1) |
| Andy Weir | 2 | Project Hail Mary (2), The Lord of the Rings (1) |
| AP Stylebook | 2 | The Chicago Manual of Style (2), National Geographic Atlas of the World (2), Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (1) |
| J.K. Rowling | 2 | The Lord of the Rings (1), And Then There Were None (1) |
| The Complete Human Body: The Definitive Visual Guide | 1 | Sequoia Publishing (1), The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge (1), Pocket Ref (1) |
| DIG VR Collectors Edition | 1 | Arrow Video (1), Criterion Collection (1), GRID 2's Mono Edition (1) |
Sources cited when this brand is named
Sites the answers naming this brand cited in the last four weeks. Counts are citing answers.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | fenrisfour.com | 1 |
| 2 | riverhouses.org | 1 |
| 3 | theconsumers.guide | 1 |
| 4 | thegothichomeschool.substack.com | 1 |
| 5 | translatorstudio.co.uk | 1 |
Named by surface, by question
For the brand's best questions: of each surface's 1 answers, how many named it.
| Questions |  Google AI Overviews |  ChatGPT | Claude | Gemini | Google AI Mode |  Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1What are the best reference books to own? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |