The Pocket-Sized Indispensible Helper
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This is the little sister of the Writer's Manual so if you're looking at them both and wondering why one is cheaper, there's a reason. There's less in it. Mind you, it does call itself the Pocket Writer's Handbook so we can hardly complain. I recommend this and its big brother to everyone I meet who writes for a living, whether it's emails, brochures or books that earn them their crust. You get more for your money with the big one, but if you really want something to carry around with you, this is it.
Each one of its sections - on grammar, spelling, punctuation and usage - is interesting enough to read on the train without falling asleep.
(The Manual also has vocabulary, communication, style and a chunky section on business writing: how to structure everything from letters and memos to reports and academic works.)
If you enjoy discovering ways to improve your writing, you'll probably want the whole matching set to keep by your laptop (or your inkwell), from the Penguin Dictionary of English Idioms to the Concise Thesaurus.
Start here and you won't go far wrong.
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