Bugs in Writing

By Dave Sharp

Book Overview

How often does a book come along that has you laughing out loud as it improves your writing, especially of technical and scientific material? How often does a book on writing come out aimed at scientists, mathematicians, and computer specialists in the first place? How often does a book on grammar keep you turning the pages from pleasure? Never, you say? Then get this one. Jef Raskin professional writer and creator of the Apple Macintosh project As someone responsible for the creation of numerous bugs, literary and otherwise, I heartily recommend Lyn Dupr's exquisite book: a lucid guide to squishing bugs or, even better, exterminating them before they hatch. David C. Nagel President, AT&T Labs You can borrow my dictionary or steal my thesaurus. Just stay away from my copy of BUGS. Patrick Henry Winston Massachusetts Institute of Technology The quality of scientific and technical writing would increase considerably if this book were required reading for all authors. The Mathematica Journal Lyns style is wonderful: humorous, enjoyable, and incisive. I even liked the plot. Peter G. Neumann author of the Dupr'ved Computer-Related Risks Those of us who have worked with Lyn Du This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844547671
• ISBN13: 9781844547678
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: John Blake
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.6"