The Business Writer's Handbook, Eighth Edition (Business...

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 688 pages
• Published by: St. Martin's Press
• Edition: Revised Edition edition March 7, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0312352689
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0312352684
• Book Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 1.6 pounds

Product Review
This fifth edition of The Business Writer's Handbook consists of nearly 700 spiral-bound pages written with both business students and professionals in mind. (It is also available in a paper-bound version, but how nice to be able to lay the book flat on one's desk for ease of reference.) "Our focus," say the editors, "is on helping professionally oriented writers develop effective skills and strategies for communicating in a rapidly changing environment," and that they do. The entries, arranged alphabetically, are straightforward and to the point. Sandwiched between items addressing issues of English grammar and word usage are guides to writing résumés, resignation letters, and everything in between (e.g., abstracts, annual reports, e-mail, executive summaries, form letters, feasibility studies, memos, mission statements, proposals, and trade journal articles). Throughout the book, the point is made that good writing has a marked effect on business communications--a short, personal collection letter, for instance, "will usually motivate a customer to pay a bill faster than will a form letter." Since the book is written for the business professional, many of the usage and grammar issues are illustrated with business-related examples, but don't think that that means the book isn't any fun. Consider the first sentence in an entry for gobbledygook: "Gobbledygook is writing that suffers from an overdose of traits guaranteed to make it stuffy, pretentious, and wordy." --Jane Steinberg --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Review
“The Business Writer’s Handbook is a ‘keeper.’ Students can use it for years after they graduate, and I think that many of them do.”
--Linda Van Buskirk, Cornell University

“The Business Writer’s Handbook is an great reference that students can use throughout their academic career and beyond. I intend to recommend this text to my students and to the executives I work with as a consultant.”
--Anne Greenhalgh, University of Pennsylvania

“This is the best business writing handbook that I have seen. Ever since a colleague showed me The Business Writer’s Handbook, I have not even been tempted by another handbook.”
--William Allegrezza, Indiana University Northwest

“The Business Writer’s Handbook is by far the best on the market.”
--Stuart Brown, New Mexico State University

“The concise grammar explanations are very useful. The Business Writer’s Handbook provides great examples and walks students through some difficult concepts.”
--Lesley Baker, Tulane University

“The Business Writer’s Handbook meets the skill level and requirements of my students. It is a source I encourage them to keep as part of their professional libraries…This is the only handbook I’ve ever considered using, and I’ve been using it since the first edition.”
--James R. Stull, San Jose State University



Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Business Writer's Handbook: Seventh Edition (Hardcover) This book is exactly the same as "Handbook of Technical Writing" by same authors. The only difference is in the cover picture and colors. I think it is not a cool thing to sell the same book with two names without mentioning it. So if you have that one, do not buy this one. They are exactly the same. Comment | | (Report this)