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Resources/Reading Lists

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Below you will find Reading & Resource lists for the types of writing taught at Gotham—recommended books, publications, works, and websites. These lists will usher you deep inside the world of each of these writing types. Browse and click and lose yourself here for a while.

Business Writing

Business Writing - Books

Craft Books

Alfred, Gerald and Oliu, Walter. The Business Writer's Handbook
Alfred, Gerald and Oliu, Walter. The Handbook of Technical Writing
Bayan, Richard. Words That Sell
Bernoff, Josh. Writing Without Bullshit
Blake, Gary and Bly, Robert. The Elements of Business Writing
Booher, Dianna. E-Writing: 21st Century Tools for Effective Communication
Buster, Bobette. Do Story
Cunningham, Helen and Greene, Brenda. Business Style Handbook
Fried, Jason. Rework
Fugere, Brian and Hardaway, Chelsea. Why Business People Speak Like Idiots
Garner, Bryan. HBR Guide to Better Business Writing
Murray, Charles. The Curmudgeon's Guide to Getting Ahead
Poor, Edith. The Executive Writer
Roman, Kenneth and Raphaelson, Joel. Writing That Works

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