Rules for Bus. Writers is an excellent quick reference to keep handy at your desk. Plenty of material for beginners as well as advanced writers. I liked the quick tips and good resources. I'd rate it "concise and helpful plus very easy to use" - it's a short and to the point guide. You don't have to wade through long passages of chitchat and padding to get the help you need. Highly recommend it!

I first purchased this book for a Freshman College writing course. My copy is circa 1993, and I still use it to this day for personal and business use. The information is easy to reference and understand. It covers everything from spelling, when a colon or hyphen is appropriate, verbs and sentence structure, to how to write research paper beginning to end. I highly recommend it for students and professionals alike!

In my line of work, I often find myself in the position of writing for others as well as myself: letters, paragraphs and sometimes longer pieces. Rules of Thumb is exactly what I need as someone who loves grammar, but has been out of school for 15+ years and needs a quick...you guessed it..."rule of thumb" on a particular topic. I highly recommend it for the workplace. The pages are laid out in such a way that merely thumbing through the book allows your eye to land on the topic you're looking for. When all you need is a quick reminder, or even consise 'how, why, when and where' examples -- this is the book to choose!

This book provides a complete, easy to understand description of all aspects of grammatically correct writing. But what makes this book truly exceptional is the integral quick reference guides in every chapter that allow you to make a quick check when you are in the midst of your writing project. I have not found any other book that works this well for me; I have used it in place of the corresponding required text for my college English classes.

This book contains information that can be reached in moments and is most time-saving. Had I been exposed to this while in school, I'm sure my writing would have been on a much higher level. Orchids to Jay, Elaine and Diana.

As a teacher of writing at the college level, I would recommend this book for students who are frightened of required research writing. In fact, each section has the proverbial "panic button" at its end. I intend to purchase a copy for my high school senior to take to college next year.

This book is not quite what it is portrayed to be. And the CD-ROM is so general in nature that it really is not that helpful. If you need information on APA-style then by the official APA guidebook.