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Subject:Re: History of Tech Writing From:Diane Williams <diane_williams -at- YAHOO -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 14 Jan 1998 08:17:37 -0800
Karen Schriver's book _Dynamics in Document Design_ has a lot of
historical info in it, not about "tech writing" per se, but printed
(and online) documents in general, which would certainly include tech
docs.
Try to get a copy of the first printing, or third--if there is a
third. The second printing has screwed up front matter. I got a first
printing (two actually) from Crown Books in December 1997, but they
had been there since February 1997. Anything you may order from Amazon
or Barnes & Noble online is probably a second printing.
ISBN: 0471-30636-3, John Wiley & Sons, 1997. Lists for $39.95.
~~Diane
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