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| Authors: Gerald J. Alred, Charles T. Brusaw, Walter E. Oliu
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
Buy New: $26.37
You Save: $13.58 (34%)
Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 11055
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 8th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 688
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.9 x 1.2
ISBN: 0312352670
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.0666
EAN: 9780312352677
Publication Date: March 7, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent Handbook December 22, 2004
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
As the title implies this is a handbook to be used to supplement another text or for reference when writing. While it is slanted towards technical/business writing, it is an excellent reference for any writer's shelf.
A good reference October 4, 2005
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
Good for referencing if you already know what your doing; not really a cover-to-cover read.
Outstanding: thorough, helpful, and easy to use February 5, 1998
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I'm a technical writer by profession. I also taught technical writing courses for 10 years, and for most of that time I used this as a textbook. It's thorough, well organized, gives good practical guidance, and is easy to use: you can look up topics alphabetically, or in the index, or through checklists and topical outlines. The authors are careful to keep the volume up to date -- for example, their discussions of computer documentation have evolved in parallel with computers themselves. There are loads of helpful examples and illustrations (the graphics examples are generally outstanding), and discussions of everything from frequently confused words (e.g., affect vs. effect) to how to write a proposal. I've bought copies of this book for every company I've worked for, and recommend it wholeheartedly as a reference for anyone who writes in a scientific or technical setting.
 Practical not Pretty May 24, 2001
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
While this book is a practical guide for professional writers, it isn't enough on its own.I haven't used the book enough to make it worth the price I paid but it's a nice refresher for things I should know but don't remember.
A good reference, but needs more contemporary examples April 19, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Part style guide, word usage book, and techniques tutorial, this is a useful daily reference. It is clearly written, with lots of illustrations, cross-references, and examples that made it easy to understand each topic. However, the document types discussed need to be updated. The book focuses too much on correspondence related to job hunting and general business activity, materials that are better covered in other books. It contains too little discussion of the projects produced by technical writers today; especially lacking is discussion of online help and web content.
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