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Technical Communicationby Mike Markel
Bedford/St. Martin's 2010; US$ 44.99Comprehensive and truly accessible, Technical Communication guides students through planning, drafting, and designing the documents that will matter in their professional lives. Known for his student-friendly voice and eye for technology trends, Mike Markel addresses the realities of the digital workplace through fresh samples and cases, practical writing advice, and a companion Web site — TechComm Web — that continues to set the standard with content developed and maintained by the author. The text is also available in a convenient, affordable e-book format. more...
Bird by Birdby Anne Lamott
Knopf Publishing Group 2007; US$ 11.99"Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother's shoulder, and said, 'Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.'" From the Trade Paperback edition. more...
Handbook for Academic Authorsby Beth Luey
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 19.00Revised to align with new technological and financial realities, reflecting the impact of digital technology on authorship and publishing. more...
Writing with Sourcesby Gordon Harvey
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 2008; US$ 5.95Developed for Harvard University's Expository Writing Program, Writing with Sources describes the main principles and methods of integrating and citing sources in scholarly work, and provides cogent guidance on avoiding the misuse of sources. The second edition of Writing with Sources is updated throughout, and includes new material on the roles sources play in argument, on assessing the reliability of sources, and on attitudes about writing that can lead to plagiarism. "The best little book for college writers. Harvey understands the writer's position?and plight?when composing essays that must respond to texts yet make independent assertions. Writing with Sources not only provides clear rules of citation for papers in the humanities,... more...
Writing and Presenting Reportsby Baden Eunson
John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 1994; US$ 40.95'Seventy-five per cent of new jobs created between 1984-2000 require report writing and public speaking abilities' ( The Wall Street Journal , 9 February 1990). Addressing these needs, this book presents a new approach to reports, proposals and submissions: defining the audience, researching, using sources, using graphics, structuring logically, editing and proofreading, and delivering the message in an oral presentation. more...
Writing at Workby Baden Eunson
John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 1996; US$ 40.95Writing at Work introduces a fresh approach to writing workplace documents, such as letters, memos, instructions, newsletter articles and leaflets. Maximise their impact by tailoring them to the needs of your audience, using sound language mechanics and applying effective editing and layout principles. more...
Writing Technical Documentsby Baden Eunson
John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 1995; US$ 9.99Reports, articles, manuals and other documents for scientific, technical and industrial audiences need specialised communication skills - and here they are all described. Language mechanics, style versus jargon, graphics and design, identifying and citing data, logical flow and the information/persuasion mix. more...
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Wordsby Bill Bryson
Broadway Books 2002; US$ 9.99One of the English language’s most skilled and beloved writers guides us all toward precise, mistake-free usage. As usual Bill Bryson says it best: “English is a dazzlingly idiosyncratic tongue, full of quirks and irregularities that often seem willfully at odds with logic and common sense. This is a language where ‘cleave’ can mean to cut in half or to hold two halves together; where the simple word ‘set’ has 126 different meanings as a verb, 58 as a noun, and 10 as a participial adjective; where if you can run fast you are moving swiftly, but if you are stuck fast you are not moving at all; [and] where ‘colonel,’ ‘freight,’ ‘once,’ and ‘ache’ are strikingly... more...
Cover Letters That Blow Doors Openby Anne McKinney
PREP Publishing 1999; US$ 25.00Editor Anne McKinney Although a resume is important, the cover letter is the first impression. This book is a compilation of great cover letters that helped real people get in the door for job interviews against stiff competition. Included are letters that show how to approach employers when you're moving to a new area, how to write a cover letter when you're changing fields or industries, and how to arouse the employer's interest in dialing your number first from a stack of resumes. "A comprehensive collection of cover letters for different career fields." - Catholic Library World ISBN 1-885288-13-1 Trade Paperback more...
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuationby Jane Straus; Mignon Fogarty
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2011; US$ 14.95The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is filled with easy-to-understand rules,real-world examples, dozens of reproducible exercises, and pre- and post-tests. This handy workbook is ideal for teachers, students in middle school through college, ESL students, homeschoolers, and professionals. Valuable for anyone who takes tests or writes reports, letters, Web pages, e-mails, or blogs, The Blue Book offers instant answers to everyday English usage questions. more...