Technical Communicator's Handbook, The

This quick and easy reference discusses the basic knowledge and skills that are essential for effective technical communication. Jones (English, U. of Central Florida) covers about 300 topics and explores a range of possibilities for creating various documents. He covers not only technical documents and grammar, mechanics, and punctuation, but also topics such as brainstorming, mind mapping, freewriting; style and tone; designing and illustrating for online and print documents; major editing strategies; many kinds of production; using the internet; interpersonal skills; and less commonly covered documents including annotated bibliographies, newsletters, and white papers. Paperback spiral binding. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)