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You know, it's funny you should mention this book...
It's in its 17th edition. I just bought a copy, on the advice of
one of our fellow techwr-lers. It's a great example of what to do
and what not to do, all at once. An interesting, enjoyable study.
I'm going to have to go *buy* a VW now, just because.
A.
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Alexia Prendergast
Senior Technical Writer
Seagate Software mailto:alexiap -at- sems -dot- com
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>Please don't overlook _How _to _Keep _Your _Volkswagen _Alive_: a
>_Manual _of _Step-by-Step _Procedures _for _the _Compleat _Idiot_ a.k.a.
>"The Idiot Book" by John Muir [not the 19th c. naturalist, but a
>mechanic/writer out of New Mexico, d. 1977].
>
>Written in 1969...
>
Though not without it's faults...
>this book is a _model_ of organisation, for economically covering many
>variations of the same product [bug, bus, squareback, Karmann Ghia, all
>have similar but not identical systems] and for presenting technical
>information to an entry level audience.
>
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