Listed below are what I strongly believe are ten of the best creative writing guides.
Aspects of the Novel - E M Forster. (Passage to India, Howards Way, Room With a View).
The Elements of Style (Fourth Edition) by William Strunk jr. and E. B. White (Charlotte's Web).
The Art and Craft of Novel Writing – Oakley Hall
How Fiction Works - Oakley Hall.
Learning to Write Fiction from the Masters by Barnaby Conrad. (Each year, Barnaby runs a weekly creative writing course in Santa Barbara).
The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction - Barnaby Conrad.
Sol Stein on Writing - Sol Stein. (Sol and his friends set up the actors studio in New York. Sol was a publisher, editor, best selling author and award winning lecturer on creative writing at American Universities. Famous authors attend his lectures. Sol was also a friend of Barnaby Conrad).
Solutions for Novelists - The Secrets of a Master Editor by Sol Stein.
Characters Make Your Story - Maren Elwood. (Creative writing teacher).
Write the Short Short - Maren Elwood. (For writers of the Short Story).
Check the reviews on Amazon. You can get cheap second hand copies.
I'll finish by wishing you all Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.
And I really like Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott and The Writing Life by Annie Dillard.
They are not so much 'how to write' books, but more about the essential process of being 'a writer,' what it really means, how it affects your life and perceptions.