Books on Writing Dissertation:

• Demystifying the Dissertation
• SHORT, readable, fun, and makes the process not intimidating!
• Writing a Successful Thesis or Dissertation
• I've seen a lot of these standard guides of the chapter-by-chapter process, but this is the best and most readable.
• Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches
• one of the better methods books I've seen

Literature Review Resources:

• The Literature Review: Six Steps to Success
• Scholars Before Researchers: On the Centrality of the Dissertation Literature Review in Research

Academic Writing (General):

• How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
• great, SHORT guide to, as it says, write a LOT!
• Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article
• also pretty short, and a great "standard" guide on writing
• The Craft of Research
• APA 6th Edition, SPIRAL-BOUND
• I can't say it enough: the extra $5 for the spiral binding to hold it open at any spot, is worth it.

Article on Effect Size Use:

• Sun et al (2010) effect size use_QuantDissHelp.pdf