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Subject:Re: What's on your TC bookshelf? From:"Chuck Martin" <cm -at- writeforyou -dot- com> To:techwr-l Date:Tue, 9 Sep 2003 14:11:50 -0700
"Chuck Martin" <cm -at- writeforyou -dot- com> wrote in message news:212366 -at- techwr-l -dot- -dot- -dot-
>
> I leaned back from my work a little while ago and looked at the stacks of
> book on my desk and realized I had quite an interesting and useful
> collection--and thet were probably less than half of my total TW/tech
> library. The thought occurred: how does this compare with others? I use
many
> of these at different times, to double-check grammatical and style rules,
to
> look up code, to support my decisions, and so on.
>
> The list (which I could add to when I got home and unpack a few more boxes
> and check my bookshelves), with the occasional comment:
>
I missed one (it was in-between a couple of larger ones). It's small, but
incredibly educational and interesting:
- "Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works," Spiekerman & Ginger