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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Hello Kaye,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">I’ve been using Alred’s book for years along with supplementary articles. One alternative to Alred that I’ve used though is the Franklin Covey Style Guide. It’s not quite a handbook but not quite a text book.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Pete</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Pete Praetorius, Ph.D.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Associate Professor of Communication</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">University of Alaska Anchorage | Matanuska-Susitna College</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">8295 E. College Drive</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Palmer Alaska, 99645</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:pwpraetorius@alaska.edu"><span style="color:#1f497d">pwpraetorius@alaska.edu</span></a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">907-745-9728 office</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">907-745-4747 home</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> CPTSC <<a href="mailto:cptsc-bounces@cptsc.org">cptsc-bounces@cptsc.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kaye Adkins<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 20, 2022 7:21 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:attw-l@attw.org">attw-l@attw.org</a>; CPTSC list <<a href="mailto:cptsc@cptsc.org">cptsc@cptsc.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [CPTSC-L] Alternative to Handbook of Technical Writing?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">My bookstore has just informed me that the Alred, et al Handbook of Technical Writing is out of print. (How does a publisher let a basic reference like that go out of print!?)</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Can anyone suggest a good alternative? I was planning on using this as the required book for my senior-level Technical Documentation course, and then supplementing it with articles and my own material. I like the idea of using a comprehensive resource that we could refer to for whatever topics came up during the semester. The focus of the course is procedural writing, with some policy writing as well.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for any suggestions.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Kaye Adkins</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br>-- </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Less may be more, but you can't do more with less.</p></div></div></div></div></body></html>