Writing That Works, 3rd Edition: How to Communicate Effectively in Business, (Paperback)

I'm sure this was a great book at the time of printing (now in it's 3rd publication!), but now just a very worn out, old fashioned and outdated reference. Many of the rules wouldn't apply these days, particularly as it pertains to the Internet. I would have preferred a main focus on "writing that works", rather than a hodge-podge of different types of curt writing (letters, presentations, resumes, etc...) examples. It doesn't cover any of those topics enough and you can definitely find better guides online for each of them. The book would have done better to focus on one area or two. By attempting to cover email, presentations, resumes, proposals, and a swath of other areas in 180 pages, the book ultimately fails. What's more, I found the material to be pretty basic. I hate to be critical, but presentations require separate texts. This book just covers major areas in a rather perfunctory manner. Overall, this 1993 text reads more like a novel and provides few, usable extensive examples which I would have preferred and I genuinely disliked it for a usable, go-to reference book to add to my library. Simply just too basic for my needs.