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Communication

What Are Some Good Reference Books? part 1

Recommended Books: Writing How Tos

Graphics and Printing

Q. "What is a good resource for learning about going to print?"

A. The following books are good additions to your library. The Amazon.com Associates program also provides a list of current best sellers.

book cover Official Adobe Print Publishing Guide, Second Edition: The Essential Resource for Design, Production, and Prepress (2nd Edition) by Brian P. Lawler
book cover Getting it Right in Print: Digital Prepress for Graphic Designers by Mark Gatter
book cover Forms, Folds, and Sizes: All the Details Graphic Designers Need to Know but Can Never Find by Poppy Evans
book cover Pocket Pal: A Graphic Arts Production Handbook (19th Edition) by Michael H. Bruno (Editor) International Paper Staff

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Writing and Editing

Q. "What is a good resource for learning about writing and editing?"

A. The following books are good additions to your library. The Amazon.com Associates program also provides a list of current best sellers.

book cover Action Based Communication: Changing Experience through Language by Renee Barnow
book cover E-What? A Guide to the Quirks of New Media Style and Usage by Editors of EEI Press
book cover The Columbia Guide to Online Style, 2nd Edition by Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor, Second edition
computer document "The Columbia Guide to Online Style" is an article from Technical Communication by Ginny Hudak-David
book cover The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr., E. B. White, Charles Osgood, Roger Angell
book cover The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed by Karen Elizabeth Gordon
book cover Handbook of Technical Writing by Gerald J. Alred, Charles T. Brusaw, Walter E. Oliu
book cover The New Fowler's Modern English Usage (New Fowler's Modern English Usage, 3rd Ed) by R. W. Burchfield (Editor), Henry Watson Fowler
book cover Divided by a Common Language by Christopher Davies, Jason Murphy
book cover British American Language Dictionary by Norman Moss
book cover Critical Power Tools Technical Communication and Cultural Studies (Suny Series, Studies in Scientific and Technical Communication) by J. Blake Scott, Bernadette Longo, Katherine V. Wills (editors)
book cover The Dictionary of American Slang by Robert L. Chapman, Barbara Ann Kipfer (Contributor), Harold Wentworth
book cover Dangerous English 2000: An Indispensable Guide for Language Learners and Others by Elizabeth Claire
book cover Microsoft Word for Medical and Technical Writers by Peter G. Aitken Ph.D. and Maxine M. Okazaki Ph.D.
book cover Three Little Words: A, An, and the (A Foreign Student's Guide to English Articles) by Elizabeth Claire, Richard Greenwood (Illustrator)
book cover Technical Communication by Rebecca E. Burnett
book cover Technical Communication in the Global Community by Deborah C. Andrews
book cover Standards for Online Communication by Joann T. Hackos, Dawn M. Stevens, Dawn M. Steven
book cover Technical Editing: The Practical Guide for Editors and Writers (Hewlett-Packard Press) by Judith A. Tarutz
book cover How to Communicate Technical Information: A Handbook of Software and Hardware Documentation by Jonathan Price, Henry Korman (Contributor)
book cover Scientific English: A Guide for Scientists and Other Professionals by Robert A. Day
book cover Science and Technical Writing: A Manual of Style by Philip Rubens (Editor)
book cover How To Write & Publish a Scientific Paper: 5th Edition by Robert A. Day (Editor)
book cover Writing Software Documentation: A Task-Oriented Approach (Part of the Allyn & Bacon Series in Technical Communication) by Thomas T. Barker
book cover The User Manual: How to Research, Write, Test, Edit & Produce a Software by Michael Bremer
book cover The Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications by Microsoft Corporation
book cover The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers (14th Edition) by John Grossman (Preface)
book cover American Medical Association Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (AMA) by Cheryl Iverson (Editor), Annette Flanagin, Phil B., Md. Fontanarosa
book cover Guidebook To Better Medical Writing by Robert L. Iles, Debra Volkland (Illustrator)
book cover Medical Writing: A Prescription for Clarity: A Self-Help Guide to Clearer Medical English by Andy, Dr. Black, et al.
book cover How to Report Statistics in Medicine: Annotated Guidelines for Authors, Editors, and Reviewers (Medical Writing and Communication) by Thomas A. Lang, Michelle Secic
book cover Managing Your Documentation Projects by Joann T. Hackos
book cover Clear and Effective Legal Writing by Veda R., Ph.d Charrow, Myra K. Erhardt, Robert P. Charrow
book cover Producing a First-Class Newsletter: A Guide to Planning, Writing, Editing, Designing, Photography, Production, and Printing (Self Counsel Reference) by Barbara A. Fanson
book cover The Magazine Article: How to Think It, Plan It, Write It by Peter P. Jacobi
 
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