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Recommendable books on writing plain texts in general and on writing clear instructions in particular. This section also includes the most popular style guides used in technical documentation.
 Alred, Gerald J.; Brusaw, Charles T.; Oliu, Walter E.
Handbook of Technical Writing. St. Martin's, 2011.
 Baumert, Andreas
Professionell texten: Grundlagen, Tipps und Techniken. dtv, 2008.
Blake, Gary; Bly, Robert W.
The Elements of Technical Writing. Longman, 2000.
Bremer, Michael
Untechnical Writing – How to Write About Technical Subjects and Products So Anyone Can Understand. UnTechnical, 1999.
Brogan, John A
Clear Technical Writing. Career Education, 1973.
Burkhart, David
Stylistic traps in technical English – and solutions: Stilistische Fallen im Technischen Englisch – und Lösungen. BDÜ Fachverlag, 2010.
Bush, Donald W.
How to Edit Technical Documents. Oryx, 1995.
Goldstein, Norm
The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law. Basic Books, 2007.
Ikonomidis, Ageliki
Anglizismen auf gut Deutsch: Ein Leitfaden zur Verwendung von Anglizismen in deutschen Texten. Buske, 2009.
Jenkins, Jana; DeRespinis, Francis; Laird, Amy; Radzinski, Eric; McDonald, Leslie I.; Hayward, Peter
The IBM Style Guide: Conventions for Writers and Editors. Addison-Wesley Longman, 2011.
Kohl, John
The Global English Style Guide: Writing Clear, Translatable Documentation for a Global Market. SAS Press, 2008.
Langer, Inghard; Schulz von Thun, Friedemann; Tausch, Reinhard
Sich verständlich ausdrücken. Reinhardt, 2011.
Mackowiak, Klaus
Die 101 häufigsten Fehler im Deutschen: und wie man sie vermeidet. Beck, 2009.
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Manual of Style. Microsoft Press, 2011.
Rechenberg, Peter
Technisches Schreiben: (nicht nur) für Informatiker. Hanser, 2006.
Reiter, Markus; Sommer, Steffen
Perfekt schreiben. Hanser, 2009.
Ross-Larson, Bruce
Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works with Words. W. W. Norton, 1996.
Ross-Larson, Bruce
Writing for the Information Age. W. W. Norton, 2002.
Rothkegel, Annely
Technikkommunikation. UTB, 2010.
Schneider, Wolf
Deutsch für Profis: Wege zu gutem Stil. Goldmann, 2001.
Sick, Bastian
Der Dativ ist dem Genitiv sein Tod. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2004.
Strunk Jr., William
The Elements of Style. Longman, 1999.
Sun Technical Publications
Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry. Prentice Hall, 2009.
University of Chicago Press
The Chicago Manual of Style. University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Weiss, Edmond H.
100 Writing Remedies: Practical Exercises for Technical Writing. Oryx, 1990.
Weiss, Edmond H.
The Elements of International English Style: A Guide to Writing Correspondence, Reports, Technical Documents, and Internet Pages for a Global Audience. M.E. Sharpe, 2005.
Weissgerber, Monika
Schreiben in technischen Berufen: Der Ratgeber für Ingenieure und Techniker: Berichte, Dokumentationen, Präsentationen, Fachartikel, Schulungsunterlagen. Publicis, 2010.
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