The Business Writer's Handbook

We've been using this book (previous and current edition) in our writing training courses (WritingRefresher dot com) for the last five years. It is well organized and laid out, and, in addition to being useful in our 1 day course, it has ongoing value as a reference for students. We've looked at other books but nothing we've found to date works as well in both the classroom and as a reference book.

No trouble getting to me before the deadline date. It is in mint condition, now let's see if I actually use it though, lol!

The authors keep current with common and popular business writing practices. Do they make/set the standards or reflect them? Business writing books abound in the marketplace. This one (or the companion Handbook of Technical Writing) needs to be on the desk of everyone who has to write memos or proposals or reports--next to a good dictionary and the Gregg Handbook. Here is a list of resources: BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL WRITING Bibliography Alred, Gerald J., Charles T. Brusaw, and Walter E. Oliu. The Business Writer's Handbook. 7th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003. ---. Handbook of Technical Writing. 8th ed. New York: St.Martin's, 2006. The American Heritage College Dictionary. 4th ed. 2002. American Psychological Association. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. Washington: Amer. Psychological Assn., 2001. The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2003. Franklin Covey Style Guide. 3rd ed. Salt Lake City: Franklin Covey, 1999. Garner, Bryan A. Garner's Modern American Usage. New York: Oxford UP, 2003. Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2003. Goldstein, Norm, ed. The Associated Press Stylebook. New York: Basic, 2004. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. IEEE Standards Style Manual. New York: IEEE, 2005. Sabin, William. A. The Gregg Reference Manual. 10th ed. New York: McGraw, 2005. Strunk, William, Jr., and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. 4th ed. New York: Allyn, 2000. United States. Government Printing Office. Style Manual. Rev. ed. Washington: GPO, 2000.

I actually own the 5th edition of the book, but it is a wonderful reference tool. I've referred to the handbook time and time again, and it has many visual examples for you to follow. No individual in the business community should go without this book.

This is a great handbook. The alphabetized entries make finding topics easy. I had been relying on other handbooks that are more academic in nature; this one is meant for the workplace. It contains information and examples on many topics that are hard to find in other writing handbooks. I highly recommend adding this to your library if you do much writing in your position.