Paperback: 640 pages
Publisher: Cengage Learning; 10 edition (January 3, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1133607381
ISBN-13: 978-1133607380
Product Dimensions: 1 x 7.2 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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As textbooks go, it's fairly middle-of-the-road. Not terrible, but not impressive either. You can tell that this one is based on the same core format and been partially revised many times over the years. Despite that, it's not free of errors either; the sixth page of the first chapter has a critical (and hilarious) error that really hurts the credibility of the text right off the bat, but it's the only one of its kind that I can see. Because of the fact that it has been revised many times since its original publishing many years ago, some rather dated and odd-sounding verbage is left in for certain areas of the book that may confuse some folks, but it's not deal-breaking.At the end of the day, it's an acceptable book with some decent content despite its shortcomings, even if it is ludicrously overpriced. If you need this for class, I recommend renting it, as that means spending the smallest amount of money on something that isn't of much value outside of the course for which it is required.
I got this as required material for a technical writing class, but I really learned a lot from it. It is well written and organized. I would recommend for anyone who is interested in technical writing!
I had to have this for a class. I hated the class and hated the book. To be honest, I don't see its use, but someone who was actually a technical writer for a living might benefit. Other than that, just no.
I love doing technical reports on the job, but I never took a college course on the subject. This book made the course go very well. This book is a keeper for the rest of my career.
Very unorganized for a writing book, lot of redundancy!
Was in great shape and exactly what was described
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