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Professional and Technical Writing Strategies: Communicating in Technology and Science (5th Edition) (Paperback)

by Judith S. VanAlstyne (Author), with Merrill D. Tritt (Author)

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For freshman and sophomore level courses in Professional and Technical Writing and Communication. This award-winning text presents students with a comprehensive and straightforward introduction to technical communication. Illustrated throughout with professional and student writing samples from numerous career fields, Professional and Technical Writing 6e is the ideal text to prepare students for the type of writing and communication they will need to master to succeed in their careers. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Comprehensive and easy-to-read, this award-winning text/reference for students in technical, engineering, and scientific studies emphasizes practical writing and its applications, offering simple guides that students can easily emulate. It combines discussion and instructions, multiple samples, and art work for reports and related writing and speaking projects. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Paperback: 706 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall; 5 edition (July 19, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0130412791
ISBN-13: 978-0130412799
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,233,414 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best and simplest, November 29, 2001

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This is the best book on the subject I have read thus far. Easy to read and simple to follow, this is text for the those serious about tech writing.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for learning technical writing, September 8, 2000

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This book concentrates on the technical writing and communicating for people who would like to make professional progress on one's career. It teaches a lot of techniques for improving orgainzation and clarity of writing. It also clarifies many common misunderstanding in the technical writing. It is a must for people who have to take care of technical writing.

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