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Volume 68, Number 3 (September 2005)


Downs, Cal W., and Allyson D. Adrian. Assessing Organizational Communication: Strategic Communication Audits. New York: Guildford, 2004. Rev. by Sanja Sipek.

Harner, Sandra, and Tom Zimmerman. Technical Marketing Communication. New York: Pearson, 2002. Rev. by Gordon Graham.

Reynolds, Sana, and Deborah Valentine. Guide to Cross-Cultural Communication. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2004. Rev. by Pat Johnson Winston.

Bamey, Joann. Guide to Interpersonal Communication. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2004. Rev. by Jo Mackiewicz.

Cook, Roy A., Gwen O. Cook, and Laura J. Yale. Guide to Business Etiquette. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. Rev. by Marty Sozansky.

Markel, Mike. Technical Communication, 7th Edition. Boston: Bedford St. Martins, 2004. Rev. by Michele Rees Edwards.

Volume 68, Number 1 (March 2005)

Castro, Elizabeth. Creating a Web Page with HTML: Visual QuickProject Design. Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press, 2004. Rev. by Quinn Warnick.

Volume 67, Number 3 (September 2004)

Shultz, Majken, Mary Jo Hatch, and Mogens Holten Larsen. The Expressive Organization. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2000. Rev. by Ryanne Francis Streberger.

Williams, Robin and Tollett, John. The Non- Designer’s Web Book (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press, 2000. Rev. by Eva R. Brumberger.

Gardner, Howard. Changing Minds: The Art and Science of Changing our Own and Other People’s Minds. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004. Rev. by Alfred N. Page.

Andrews, Deborah and Andrews, William. Management Communication: A Guide. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 2004. Rev. by Doreen Starke-Mayerring.

Volume 67, Number 2 (June 2004)

Collins, Sandra. Communication in a Virtual Organization (Managerial Communication Series, 3). Mason, OH: Thompson-South Western, 2003. Rev. by Carolyn Gardner, Josh McNair, and Phil Tietjen.

Cheney, George, Lars Christensen, Theodore Zorn Jr. and Shiv Ganesh. Organizational Communication in an Age of Globalization: Issues, Reflections, Practices. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, 2004.. Rev. by Joy L. Hart.

Pan, Yuling, Suzanne Wong Scollon, and Ron Scollon. Professional Communication in International Settings. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2002. Rev. by Steven E. Gump.

Volume 67, Number 1 (March 2004)

Einsohn, Amy. The Copyeditor’s Handbook. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. Rev. by Mark Armstrong.

Volume 66, Number 4 (December 2003)

Poyatos, Fernando. Nonverbal Communication Across Disciplines. Amsterdam/ Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2002. Rev. by J. Piet Verckens.

Beck, Charles E. Managerial Communication: Bridging Theory and Practice. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999. Rev. by Zhu Yunxia.

Volume 66, Number 3 (September 2003)

LaFasto, Frank and Larson, Carl. When Teams Work Best. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2001. Rev. by Jim Melton.

Nisbett, Richard E. The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently and why. New York: The Free Press, 2003. Rev. by Alfred N. Page.

Volume 66, Number 2 (June 2003)

Berko, Roy M., Andrew D. Wolvin, and Darlyn R. Wolvin. Communicating: A Social and Career Focus. 8th edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001. Rev. by Linda P. Willis.

Rockley, Ann, Pamela Kostur, and Steve Manning. Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy. Indianapolis, IN: New Riders Publishing, 2002. Rev. by Dave Clark.

Volume 66, Number 1 (March 2003)

Bailey, Edward P. Writing and Speaking at Work: A Practical Guide for Business Communication. 2nd Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. Rev. by Kevin Ryan.

Netzley, Michael and Snow, Craig. Guide to Report-Writing. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. Rev. by Miguel F. Ruiz-Garrido.

Munter, Mary and Russell, Lynn. Guide to Presentations. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. Rev. by Alfred N. Page.

Volume 65, Number 4 (December 2002)

McLaren, Margaret and Rashid, Md. Zabid Abdul. Issues and Cases in Cross-cultural Management: An Asian Perspective. Selangor, Malaysia: Prentice Hall, Pearson Education Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., 2002. Rev. by Melinda Knight.

Bosley, Deborah S. Global Contexts: Case Studies in International Technical Communication. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2001. Rev. by Marilyn A. Dyrud.

McLaren, Margaret. Interpreting Cultural Differences: The Challenge of Intercultural Communication. Dereham: Peter Francis Publishers, 1998. Rev. by Yunxia Zhu.

Andrews, Deborah C. Technical Communication in the Global Community, 2nd edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2001. Rev. by Marty Blalock.

Volume 65, Number 3 (September, 2002)

Allen, Richard Howell. Impact Teaching: Ideas and Strategies for Teachers to Maximize Student Learning. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2002. Rev. by Lisa E. Gueldenzoph.

Luesby, Jenny. The Word on Business. London: Pearson Education, 2001. Rev. by Chris Galloway.

Bright, Jim and Earl, Joanne. Brilliant CV: What Employers want to see how to say it. New York: Prentice Hall, 2001. Rev. by Joo-Seng Tan.


Volume 65, Number 2 (June, 2002)

Crystal, David. Language and the Internet. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Rev. by Marie E. Flatley.

Lehman, Carol M. Creating Multimedia Presentations: Using Microsoft PowerPoint. Cincinnati: South-Western College Publishing, 2000. Rev. by Karen Griggs.

Munter, Mary, and Michael Netzley. Guide to Meetings. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2002. Rev. by Cecilia Donohue.

Volume 65, Number 1 (March, 2002)

Cameron, Deborah. Good to Talk? Living and Working in a Communication Culture. London: Sage, 2000. Rev. by J. Piet Verckens.

Wederspahn, Gary M. Intercultural Services: A Worldwide Buyer's Guide and Sourcebook. Houston: Gulf Publishing. Rev. by Lila Waldman.

Daly, John, A, and Isa N. Engleberg. Presentations in Everyday Life: Strategies for Effective Speaking. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Rev. by Linda Willis.

Volume 64, Number 4 (December, 2001)

Gurak, Laura. Oral Presentations for Technical Communication. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2000. Rev by Kristin Walker.

Hilt, Marci. Communicators Guide: For Federal, State, Regional, and Local Communicators. Washington, DC: Federal Communicators Network, 2000. Rev. by Clive Muir.

Volume 64, Number 3 (September, 2001)

Brown, John Seely, and Paul Duguid. The Social Life of Information. Boston: Harvard Business School, 2000. Rev. by Meredith Weisberg.

Corman, Steven R., and Marshall Scott Poole. Perspectives on Organizational Communication: Finding Common Ground. New York: Guilford, 2000. Rev. by Laura Reeve.

Verluyten, S. Paul. Intercultural Communication in Business and Organisations: An Introduction. Leuven/Leusden: Acco, 2000. Rev. by J. Piet Verckens.

Volume 64, Number 2 (June, 2001)

Nardi, Bonnie A., and Vicki L. O'Day. Information Ecologies: Using Technology with Heart. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1999. Rev by Tennille Goff and James Dubinsky.

Chaney, Lillian H., and Jeanette D. Martin. Intercultural Business Communication, 2e. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2000. Rev by Mark Schaub.

Volume 64, Number 1 (March, 2001)

Cooper, Alan. The Inmates are Running the Asylum. Indianapolis: SAMS, 1999. Rev byKarla Saari Kitalong.

Barton, Laurence. Crisis in Organizations II. Cincinnati: South-Wester, 2001. Rev by Karen Griggs.

Volume 63, Number 4 (December, 2000)

Treece, Maltra, and Betty A. Kleen. Successful Communication for Business and Management. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998. Rev by Jeanelle Barrett.

Levine, Rick, Christopher Locke, Doc Searls, and David Weinberger. The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Books, 2000. Rev by Melinda L. Kreth.

Rude, Carolyn. Technical Editing. 2nd ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1998. Rev by Mark Armstrong.

Online Reviews

Government Accounting Office. General Policies/Procedures and Communication Manual
http://www.gao.gov. Rev by Mark Armstrong.

Volume 63, Number 3 (September, 2000)

Hargie, Owen D. W., David Dickson, and Dennis Tourish.  Communication in Management.  Hampshire, England: Gower, 1999.  Rev by Verna Ness.

Bailey, Edward P.  Writing and Speaking at Work: A Practical Guide for Business Communication.  Englewood-Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999.   Rev by Aline Wolff.

Online Reviews

Crawford, Kilian.  Writing for the Web.   Bellingham, WA: Self-Counsel P, 1999.  Rev by Bonnie Woodbery.

Garay, Mary Sue and Stephen A. Bernhardt, eds. Expanding Literacies: English Teaching and the New Workplace.  Albany: SUNY P, 1998.  Rev by Mark Schaub.

Garay, Mary Sue and Stephen A. Bernhardt, eds. Expanding Literacies: English Teaching and the New Workplace.  Albany: SUNY P, 1998.  Rev by Robert W. McEachern.

Volume 63, Number 2 (June, 2000)

Murdick, William. The Portable Business Writer. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Rev by Clive Muir.

Hendon, Donald W., Rebecca Angeles Hendon, and Paul Herbig. Cross-Cultural Business Negotiations. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1999. Rev by Lila Waldman.

Volume 63, Number 1 (March, 2000)

Eckhouse, Barry. Competitive Communication: A Rhetoric for Modern Business. New York: Oxford UP, 1999.
and
Argenti, Paul A. Corporate Communication, 2nd ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998. Rev by Cecilia S. Donahue.

Volume 62, Number 4 (December, 1999)

Kynell, Teresa and Wendy Krieg Stone. Scenarios for Technical Communication: Critical Thinking and Writing. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1999. Rev by Carla Carpenter.

U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A Plain English Handbook: How to Create Clear SEC Disclosure Documents. Washington, DC: Bowne, 1998. Rev by Paula J. Pomerenke.

Volume 62, Number 3 (September, 1999)

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Volume 62, Number 2 (June, 1999)

Andrews, Deborah C. Technical Communication in the Global Community. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998. Rev by Bruce Maylath.

Allen, Jo. Writing in the Workplace. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1998. Rev by P. K. Shukla.

Volume 62, Number 1 (March, 1999)

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Volume 61, Number 4, (December, 1998)

Condon, William and Wayne Butler. Writing the Information Superhighway. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1997.
and
Vitanza, Victor. Writing for the World Wide Web. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1998.
and
Anderson, Daniel, Bret Benjamin, and Bill Paredes-Holt. Connections: A Guide to On-line Writing. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1998. Rev by John C. Anderson.

Sligo, Frank, Su Olsson, and Catherine Wallace, eds. Perspectives in Business Communication. Palmerston, North, NZ: Software Technology New Zealand, 1997. Rev by Joan Naves Gajadhar.

Volume 61, Number 3 (September, 1998)

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Volume 61, Number 2 (June, 1998)

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Volume 61, Number 1 (March, 1998)

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Volume 60, Number 4 (December 1997)

Hoft, Nancy L. Case Studies in International Technical Communication. 1997. Web site: http://www.world-ready.com/cases/ . Rev by Karla Saari Kitalong.

Guffey, Mary Ellen. Dr. Mary Ellen Guffey's Communciation Resources. 1997. Web site: http://www.westwords.com/GUFFEY/sections.html. Student Web Site. See also http://www.westwords.com/GUFFEY/support.html. Rev by Carlos Salinas.

Volume 60, Number 3 (September, 1997)

Murphy, Herta A., Herbert W. Hildebrandt, and Jane P. Thomas. Effective Business Communication, 7th ed. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1997. Rev by Allsa Clapp-Itnyre.

Brusaw, Charles T., Gerald J. Alred, and Walter E. Oliu. The Business Writer's Handbook, 5th ed. NY: St. Martin's 1997. Rev by Natalle Stillman-Webb.

Donnellon, Anne. The Power of Language in Team Dynamics. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1996. Rev by Michael Netzley.

Volume 60, Number 2 (June, 1997)

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Volume 60, Number 1 (March , 1997)

Whalen, Doris H. and Brian G. Wilson. The Harbrace Office Handbook, 6th ed. Fort Worth: Dryden/Harcourt Brace, 1996. Rev by Charles Ray.

Feierman, Joanne. ActionGrammar. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Rev by Charles Ray.

Holcombe, Marya, W. and Judith K. Stein. Presentations for Decision Makers, 3rd ed. NY: Van Nostrand Rinehold, 1996. Rev by Charles Ray.

Volume 59, Number 4 (December, 1996)

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Volume 59, Number 3 (September, 1996)

Lanham, Richard A. The Electronic Word: Democracy, Technology, and the Arts. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 1993. Rev by Mary Alexander Day.

Li, Xia, and Nancy B. Crane. Electronic Style: A Guide to Citing Electronic Information. Westport, CT: Meckler, 1993. Rev by Mary Ellen Nourse.

Barnum, Carol M., and Saul Carliner. Techniques for Technical Communicators. New York: MacMillan, 1993. Rev by Carol A. Crysup.

Volume 59, Number 2 (June, 1996)

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Volume 59, Number 1 (March, 1996)

Bovee, Courtland L., and John V. Thill. Business Communication Today, 4th ed. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1995. Rev by Charles Ray.

Lesikar, Raymond V., John D. Pettit, Jr., and Marie E. Flatley. Lesikar’s Business Communication, 7th ed. Chicago: Richard D. Irwin, 1996. Rev by Charles Ray.

Volume 58, Number 4 (December, 1995)

Locker, Kitty O. Business and Administrative Communicaion. 3rd ed. Chicago: Richard D. Irwin, 1995. Rev by Charles Ray.

Davidson, Wilma. Business Writing: What Works, What Won't. New York: St. Martin's, 1994. Rev by Charles Ray.

Yli-Jokipli, Hilkka. Requests in Professional Discourse: A Cross-Cultural Study of British, American, and Finnish Business Writing. Helsinki: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, 1994. Rev by Lamar Reinch.

Volume 58, Number 3 (September, 1995)

Harcourt, Jules, A.C. "Buddy" Krizan, and Patricia Merrier. Business Communication. 3rd ed. Cincinnati, Ohio: South-Western Educational Publishing, 1996. Rev by Charles Ray.

Reep, Diana C. Technical Writing: Principles, Strategies, & Readings. 2nd ed. Needham Heights, MAS: Allyn and Bacon, 1994. Rev by Sheila M. Cagle.

Kolin, Philip C. Successful Writing at Work. 4th ed. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Company, 1994. Rev by Charles E. Albridge.

Volume 58, Number 2 (June , 1995)

Treece, Malra. Successful Communication for Business and the Professions, 6th ed. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1994. Rev by Charles Ray.

Samson, Donald Jr. Editing Technical Writing. NY: Oxford UP, 1993. Rev by Gene Plunka.

Byrd, Marquita. The Intra cultural Comm. Bk. NY: McGraw-Hill. 1993. Rev by Clive Muir.

Volume 58, Number 1 (March, 1995)

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Volume 57, Number 4 (December, 1994)

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Volume 57, Number 3 (September, 1994)

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Volume 57, Number 2 (June, 1994)

Kuiper, Shirley, and Morris P. Wolf. Effective Communication in Business. 10th ed. cincinnati, OH: SouthWestern, 1994. Rev by Karen Anding Fontenot.

Wolford, Chester, and Gretchen Vanneman. Business Communication. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. Rev by Ava Weinberger Cross.

Harlan, Ray. The Confident Speaker: How to Master Fear and Persuade an Audience. Brandenton, FL: McGuinn & McGuire Publishing Company. 1993. Rev by Lia D. Kamhi-Stein.

Killingsworth, M.J., and M.K. Gilbertson. Signs, Genres, and Communities in Technical communication. NY: Baywood, 1992. Rev by Kristine l. Blair.

Volume 57, Number 1 (March, 1994)

Bowman, Joel P., and Bernadine P. Branchaw. How to Write Proposals that Produce. Phoenix: The Oryx Press, 1992. Rev by Cecilia S. Donohue.

Carr-Ruffino, Norma. The Promotable Woman: Advancing Through Leadership Skills. 2nd ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1993. Rev by Kristine L. Blair.

Driskill, Linda, June Ferrill, and Marda Nicholson Steffey. Business & Managerial Communication: New Perspectives. Orlando, FL: Dryden, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. Rev by Barbara L. Austin.

Locker, Kitty O. Business and Administrative Communication. 2nd ed. Homewood, IL: Irwin, 1992. Rev by Elizabeth Blackburn Brockman.

Volume 56, Number 4 (December, 1993)

Bell, Arthur H. Business Communication: Toward 2000. Cincinnati: South-Western, 1992. Rev by Barbara L. Austin.

Rader, M.H., and Linda Kurth. Business Communications: With Contemporary Issues and Microcomputer Applications. 2nd ed. Cincinnati: South-Western, 1994. Rev by Cecilia S. Donohue.

Volume 56, Number 3 (September, 1993)

Himstreet, William C. Wayne Marlin Baty, and Carol M. Lehman. Business Communications, 10th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1993. Rev by Frederick K. Moss.

Andrws, Deborah C. and William D. Business Communication, 2nd ed. NY: Macmillan, 1992. Rev by Roosevelt D. Butler.

Volume 56, Number 2 (June, 1993)

Newton, Lisa H. & Maureen M. Ford. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Business Ethics and Society. Guilford, CT: Dushkin Publishing Group, Inc. 1990. Rev by James O'Rourke.

Barton, Laurence. Crisis in Organizations: Managing and Communicating in the Heat of Chaos. South-Western Publishing Co. Rev by Lisa Tyler.

Volume 56, Number 1 (March, 1993)

Ober, Scot. Contemporary Business Communication. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. Rev by Ava Weinberger Cross.

Tebeaux, Elizabeth. Design of Business Communications. NY: Macmillan, 1990. Rev by Frederick K. Moss.

Bovee, Courtland L., and John V. Thill. Business Communication Today. 3rd ed. NY: McGraw Hill, 1992. Rev by Lisa Tyler.

Bonner, William H. Communicating in Business: Key to Success, 7th ed. Houston: Dame Publications, 1992. Rev by James O'Rourke

Lanham, Richard A. Revising Business Prose. 3rd ed. NY: Macmillan, 1992. short rev by Cortese.

Blake, Gary. The Writer's Catalog. Port Washington, NY: The Communciation workshop, 1992. short rev by Cortese.

Volume 55, Number 4 (December, 1992)

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Volume 55, Number 3 (September, 1992)

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Volume 55, Number 2 (June, 1992)

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Volume 55, Number 1 (March, 1992)

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Volume 54, Number 4 (December, 1991)

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Volume 54, Number 3 (September, 1991)

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Volume 54, Number 2 (June, 1991)

Holcombe, M.W., and J.K. Stein. Presentations for Decision Makers. 2nd ed. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1990. Rev by Martha Nord.

Case Studies in Organizational Communication: 2. A joint project of Council of Communication Management and TPF&C, a Towers Perrin Co, 1989. Rev by Meada Gibbs.

Johnsson, H. Professional Communications--for a Change. Prentice Hall International, 1990. Rev by Jennie R. Needleman.

Grammatik IV. Reference Software, Inc. Rev by Carolena L. Lyons-Smith.

Volume 54, Number 1 (March, 1991)

Rubin, R.B., A.M. Rubin, & L.J. Piele. Communication Research: Strategies and Sources. 2nd ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. 1990. Rev by Bruce W. Speck.

Piotrowski, M.V. Re: Writing, Strategies and Suggestions for Improving Your Business Writing. or paperback title: Effective Business Writing. NY: Harper and Row. Rev by Mason Cooley.

Hamilton, C. Communicating for Results. 3rd ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1990. Rev by G. Douglas Meyers.

Jacobi, E. & C.J. Christensen. On-the-job Communications for Business, the Professions, Government, and Industry. Prentice-Hall, 1990. Rev by Joan Marie Gaulard

Brett, P. Writing for Results: A Resume Workbook. Wadsworth. 1990. Rev by Joan Marie Gaulard.

Gibson, J.W., & Hodgetts, R.M. Business Communication: Skills and Strategies. NY: Harper & Row. 1990. Rev by Terry White.

Volume 53, Number 4 (December, 1990)

"Manager's Advantage: Mastering Performance Appraisals." Video produced by Alexander Hamilton Institute, Maywood NJ. Rev by Rita Thomas Noel.

"Be Prepared to Speak", color videotape, 1985, by Kontola-Skeie Productions and Toastmasters Internationa. Rev by James D. Bell.

"Taking Part in Office Meetings", videotape. Rev by James Beard.

Interactive Multimedia: Visions of Multimedia for Developers, Educators, and Information Providers. Ed. by Sueann Ambron and Kristina Hooper. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press, 1988. Rev by Mary Ann Eiler.

The Student Edition of Wordbench, Reading, MA: Addison Wesley, 1988. User's Guide and tutorial. Rev by Richard A. Hatch.

Volume 53, Number 3 (September, 1990)

Valuing Diversity Film/Video Series. Parts 4 - 7. Copeland Griggs Productions Inc., San Francisco. Rev by Daphne Jameson.

Dulek, R.E., and J.S. Fielden. Principles of Business Communication. Macmillan, 1990. and

Foreman, J., with K.A. Kelly. The Random House Guide to Business Writing. Random House, 1990. Rev by Thomas Dukes.

Volume 53, Number 2 (June, 1990)

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Volume 53, Number 1 (March, 1990)

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