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On My Bookshelf
My bookshelf continues to collect books, from software manuals to career guides to stylebooks. These are in alphabetical order, and I've placed an asterisk next to those books that I reference often. A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by H.W. Fowler Content Critical by Gerry McGovern and Rob Norton Copyediting & Proofreading For Dummies (for Dummies series) Designing Web Usability by Jakob Nielsen *Developing Online Content by Irene Hammerich and Claire Harrison Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory published by Penguin Editors on Editing, Edited by Gerald Gross Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss *Effective Onscreen Editing: New Tools for an Old Profession�by Geoff Hart. It's available in PDF from his Web site, and will be made available in print, too. English: history, diversity and change by David Graddol, Dick Leith and Joan Swann *High Definition: An A to Z Guide to Personal Technology by the editors of American Heritage Dictionaries *HTML for the World Wide Web, 4th Edition by Elizabeth Castro HTML in 10 Simple Steps or Less by Robert Fuller Making Word Work for You: An Editor's Intro to the Tools of the Trade by Hilary Powers and the Editorial Freelancers Association Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition Microsoft Office Word 2003 Step-by-Step published by Microsoft Press *Microsoft Word 2003 Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks by Jinger Simon *Microsoft Word for Windows 2003 by Maria Langer Substance & Style: Instruction and Practice in Copyediting by Mary Stoughton Technical Editing, 3rd Edition by Carolyn D. Rude The Anti 9-to-5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube by Michelle Goodman The Associated Press Guide to News Writing: The Resource for Professional Journalists by Rene J. Cappon *The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law published by Associated Press (new edition published July 2007) *The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition (now available on CD-ROM) *The Copyeditor's Handbook by Amy Einsohn The Elements of Editing: A Modern Guide for Editors and Journalists by Arthur Plotnik The Elements of Style by Willliam Strunk Jr. and E.B. White The Forest for the Trees by Betsy Lerner *The Gregg Reference Manual, 9th Edition by William A. Sabin The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture by John Battelle The Web Content Style Guide by Gerry McGovern, Rob Norton and Catherin O'Dowd *The Web Writer's Guide: Tips and Tools by Darlene Maciuba-Koppel Wired Style: Principles of English Usage in the Digital Age by Constance Hale and Jessie Scanlon Words Into Type, 3rd Edition published by Prentice Hall Write Right! by Jan Venolia *Your Own Words by Barbara Wallraff On my radar, but not yet on my bookshelf: The Artful Edit: On the Practice of Editing Yourself by Susan Bell. August 2007. Advanced Microsoft Office Documents 2007 Edition Inside Out by Stephanie Krieger |
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