Combining guidance for writing over forty types of professional documents with thorough coverage of grammar, usage, and style, Handbook of Technical Writing functions as both a writer+s handbook and a complete guide to technical communication. New features include:¥ Redesigned sample documents¥ Stronger focus on rhetorical concerns¥ Discipline-specific coverage of research and documentation, including guidelines for IEEE documentation style…. More >>
The Handbook of Technical Writing, Eighth Edition
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#1 by T. Limpeteeprakarn on January 28, 2010 - 5:21 pm
This is a useful reference to have on the shelf of the university’s library.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by Ms AMber on January 28, 2010 - 7:17 pm
This book was boring, filled with too much English 101 inside this book instead of how to break it into the technical writing fields. I could have used a old college English instead
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by MP on January 28, 2010 - 9:16 pm
Things to know about technical writing in alphabetical order.
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 by Anonymous on January 29, 2010 - 12:06 am
I have the 5th edition of the book and it’s one of the better resources I’ve found for technical writing and general writing. The entries are concise and to the point.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by John J. Falkenstine on January 29, 2010 - 12:14 am
I purchased this book online while doing a massive repair job on a series of Engineering Manuals that were filled with writing errors and confusing information. This book is more like a handy dandy thesaurus but for real technical writing, it is virtually uselesss. The Microsoft Word Help Index has better examples. I found it to be confusing and actually a bit disorganized with tons of info that most people past English 101 should know, especially Technical Writers or those who describe themselves as being so. I don’t recommend it.
Rating: 1 / 5