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Dana,
They all have their good points. What exactly are you looking for in these
books? Do you want a textbook? a Style Guide? A book on writing for
technical audiences?
I haven't heard of the books you mentioned, though they appear to be
pretty new. The reason I ask about purpose is that there are other books
that might interest you, too. I recently bought "Writing Software
Documentation" by Thomas Barker (it's more of a textbook) and another
titled "Developing Quality Technical Information : A Handbook for Writers
and Editors" by Gretchen Hargis (Editor) that is more a basic book on
writing for a technical audience, with lots about wording, simplification,
clarity, and related info. You can also look at the Technical
Communication Series by John Wiley, Publishers. I have all of those and
they're good, too. This is not an advertisement for any of these books...
just musing about your purpose and offering some alternatives.
> Any thoughts regarding accuracy, usefulness, etc., about the following
> books?
>
> Alred, Gerald J., Charles T. Brusaw and Walter E. Oliu, "Handbook of
> Technical Writing". 6th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2000.
>
> Anson, Chris M. and Robert A. Schwegler, "The Longman Handbook for
Writers
> and Readers". 2nd ed. New York: Addison-Wesley educational Publishers,
Inc.,
> 2000.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dana Briggs | Technical Writer
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