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I am in the process of changing careers from programming to
technical writing. I have seen numerious posts to this list
from others like me. I have also seen numerious books mentioned
that would be a great help to those of us trying to break
into this profession. So, I am asking the list to send to me
a list of the books (book name and author), in your list of
preference, of the books that you have found to be the greatest
help to you in doing your job. Please try to keep this list as
small as possible (as in 5 to 10 entries). I will summarize all
of the responses and then post a list of recommended books
along with how many respondants recommended each book. This
will help me in deciding which books I would like to buy and
add to my library, especially as I am just getting into this
field. So please look through all those books you have
aquired over the years and let me know which ones you think
would be the most help to a newbe in this profession.
--
Frederick "Magic Fingers" Falk
He who answers before listening,
that is his folly and his shame. Proverbs 18:13
