SOURCES WE LIKE

WHILE THE BIBLIOGRAPHY at the end of the “The Business Style Handbook” is comprehensive, it doesn’t give you a full assessment of the books we favor for style and guidance. The following books and websites are particularly helpful, clear and informative.

Stylebooks

“The Chicago Manual of Style” is one of the most comprehensive stylebooks. It is expensive but also an invaluable resource, especially for formal and academic writing. Its major drawbacks are that answers are sometimes difficult to find and it is geared for academic and scientific writing.

“The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law 2011” is one of the most accessible stylebooks on the market. This A-to-Z stylebook is used by the majority of Fortune 500 ...

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