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Recommended Books

Internet Portals

• Above the Fold: Understanding the Principles of Successful Web Site Design,
  by Brian Miller
• Building Findable Websites: Web Standards, SEO, and Beyond,
  by Aarron Walter
• Clout: The Art and Science of Influential Web Content (Voices That Matter),
  by Colleen Jones
• Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning (2nd Edition) (Voices That Matter),
  by Dan M. Brown
• Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business (New Rules Social Media Series),
  by Ann Handley, C. C. Chapman, David Meerman Scott (Foreword)
• Content Strategy for the Web,
  by Kristina Halvorson
• Convert!: Designing Web Sites to Increase Traffic and Conversion,
  by Ben Hunt
• Designing Web Usability,
  by Jakob Nielsen
• Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Rules,
  by Jeff Johnson
• Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition,
  by Steve Krug
• Get Content Get Customers: Turn Prospects into Buyers with Content Marketing,
  by Joe Pulizzi, Newt Barrett
• Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML,
  by Eric T Freeman, Elisabeth Freeman, Elisabeth Robson
• Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web (2nd Edition),
  by Christina Wodtke, Austin Govella
• Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites,
  by Peter Morville, Louis Rosenfeld
• Killer Web Content: Make the Sale, Deliver the Service, Build the Brand,
  by Gerry McGovern
• Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to (X)HTML, StyleSheets, and Web Graphics,
  by Jennifer Niederst Robbins, Aaron Gustafson (Technical Editor)
• Web Analytics 2.0: The Art of Online Accountability and Science of Customer Centricity,
  by Avinash Kaushik
• The Web Content Strategist's Bible: The Complete Guide To A New And Lucrative Career For Writers Of All Kinds,
  by Richard Sheffield

Journalism and Publishing

• The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law 2011,
  by Associated Press
• The Bloomberg Way: A Guide for Reporters and Editors,
  by Matthew Winkler

Online Publishing

• Audience, Relevance, and Search: Targeting Web Audiences with Relevant Content,
  by James Mathewson, Frank Donatone, Cynthia Fishel
• Content Strategy for the Web,
  by Kristina Halvorson
• Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works (Interactive Technologies),
  by Janice (Ginny) Redish
• The Web Content Strategist's Bible: The Complete Guide To A New And Lucrative Career For Writers Of All Kinds,
  by Richard Sheffield
• Web Copy That Sells: The Revolutionary Formula for Creating Killer Copy That Grabs Their Attention and Compels Them to Buy,
  by Maria Veloso
• The Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, and Creating Content for the Digital World,
  by Yahoo! (Editor)

Social Media

• Engage!: The Complete Guide for Brands and Businesses to Build, Cultivate, and Measure Success in the New Web,
  by Brian Solis, Ashton Kutcher (Foreword)

Technical and Scientific Writing

• The AMA Handbook of Business Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Style, Grammar, Punctuation, Usage, Construction, and Formatting,
  by Kevin Wilson, Jennifer Wauson
• The Craft of Research, Third Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing),
  by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams
• Developing Quality Technical Information: A Handbook for Writers and Editors (2nd Edition),
  by Gretchen Hargis, Michelle Carey, Ann Kilty Hernandez, Polly Hughes, Deirdre Longo, Shannon Rouiller, Elizabeth Wilde
• The Global English Style Guide: Writing Clear, Translatable Documentation for a Global Market,
  by SAS Publishing, John Kohl
• Handbook of Technical Writing, Ninth Edition,
  by Gerald J. Alred, Charles T. Brusaw, Walter E. Oliu
• A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Seventh Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing),
  by Kate L. Turabian, Wayne C. Booth (Editor), Gregory G. Colomb (Editor), Joseph M. Williams (Editor), University of Chicago Press Staff (Editor)
• Microsoft Manual of Style,
  by Microsoft Corporation
• Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry, Third Edition (3rd Edition),
  by Sun Technical Publications

Writing Proper English

• The Careful Writer,
  by Theodore M. Bernstein
• The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition,
  by University of Chicago Press Staff (Editor)
• The Classic Guide to Better Writing: Step-by-Step Techniques and Exercises to Write Simply, Clearly and Correctly,
  by Rudolf Flesch
• A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition (Oxford World's Classics),
  by H. W. Fowler, David Crystal
• The Elements of Style (4th Edition),
  by William Strunk, E. B. White, Roger Angell (Foreword)
• Fowler's Modern English Usage,
  by the late R. W. Burchfield
• Garner's Modern American Usage,
  by Bryan A. Garner
• Grammatically Correct: The Essential Guide to Spelling, Style, Usage, Grammar, and Punctuation,
  by Anne Stilman
• Practical English Usage,
  by Michael Swan
• The Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting Tribute Edition,
  by William Sabin
• Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English (Revised edition),
  by Eric Partridge, Janet Whitcut (Editor)
• Words into Type, Third Edition, Completely Revised,
  by Marjorie E. Skillin, Robert M. Gay