Recommended Resource List:
Business Writing

Materials indicated by call numbers may be found on site using the State Library's Online Catalog. All other sources may be acquired using the State Library's Interlibrary Loan Services. To request materials, state government employees should use the Kentucky Government Employee Materials Request form. To apply for a library card, State Government Employees should complete the online application.

• Audiobooks
  • Carson, Gayle. Making Meetings Work. Boulder, CO: CareerTrack Publications, 1992. Call number: SR 658.456 Cars
  • Drout, Michael.  A Way with Words: Writing, Rhetoric and the Art of Persuasion. Prince Frederick, MD: Recorded Books, 2006. Call number:   SR CD 808.5 Drou
• Books
  • Alred, Gerald J., et. al. The Business Writer's Handbook. Boston: Bedford/St.Martin's Press, 2000. Call number: 651.74 Alre
  • Baude, Dawn Michelle. The Executive Guide to E-mail Correspondence: Including Model Letters for Every Situation. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, 2007. Call number: 651.79 Baud
  • Benjamin, Susan. Quick & Painless Business Writing: an Essential Guide to Clear and Powerful Communication. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, 2007. Call number: 651.74 Benj
  • Brock, Susan. Better Business Writing: Techniques for Improving Correspondence. 4th ed. (Crisp Fifty-miinute Series) Boston, MA: Course Technology, 2003. Call number: 808.06665 Broc
  • Brown, Ralph. Making Business Writing Happen: A Simple and Effective Guide to Writing Well. Crows Nest, Australia: Allen and Unwin, 2003. Call number: 651.74 Brow
  • Clark, James Leland, Mary Ellen Guffey. How 10: A Handbook for Office Workers. 10th edition. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western College Publishing, 2004. Call number: 808.06665 Clar
  • Flynn, Nancy. Writing Effective Email: Improving Your Electronic Communication. (Crisp Fifty-Minute Series) Menlo Park, CA: Crisp Publications, 2003. Call number: 808.0666651 Flyn
  • Geffner, Andrea B. Business English : A Complete Guide to Developing an Effective Business Writing Style. Hauppage, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1998. Call number: 808.06665 Geff
  • Good,C. Edward. A Grammar Book for You and I (Oops, Me): All the Grammar You Need to Succeed in Life. Sterling Virginia: Capital Books, 2002. Call number: 428.2 Good
  • Lindsell-Roberts, Sheryl. Strategic Business Letters and E-mail. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004. Call number:  651.75 Lind
  • Mill, David. Content Is King: Writing and Editing Online. Boston, MA: Elsevier Butterwork-Heinemann, 2005. Call number: 808.066658872
  • Munter, Mary. Guide to Managerial Communication: Effective Business Writing and Speaking. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000. Call number: 658.45 Munt
  • Oliu, Walter E. Writing That Works: Communicating Effectively on the Job. 9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2007. Call number: 808.06665 Oliu
  • Page, Stephen Butler. Best Practices in Policies and Procedures. Westerville, OH: Process Improvement Pub., 2002. Call number: 658.4012 Page
  • Page, Stephen Butler. Seven Steps to Better Written Policies and Procedures: Exercises and Suggestions to Improve Your Writing Skills for Policies and Procedures. Westerville, OH: Process Improvement Publishing, 2001. Call number: 658.453 Page
  • Plotnik, Arthur. Spunk and Bite: A Writer's Guide to Punchier, More Engaing Language and Style. New York: Random House Reference, 2005. Call number: 808.042 Plot
  • Sabin, William A. The Gregg Reference Manual. 10th ed. New York:McGraw-Hill/Irwin 2005. Call number: 808.042 Sabi
  • Seglin, Jeffrey L. The AMA Handbook of Business Letters. 3rd ed. New York: AMACOM, 2002. Call number: 651.75 Segl
  • Trask, R.L. Say What You Mean: A Troubleshooter's Guide to English Style and Usage. Boston: David R. Godine, 2005. Call number: 808.042 Tras
  • Venolia, Jan. Rewrite Right! Your Guide to Perfectly Polished Prose. 2nd ed. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, c2000. Call number: 808.66651 Veno
  • Walker, Janice R. The Columbia Guide to Online Style. 2nd ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006. Call number: 808.027 Walk
  • Williams, Joseph M. Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace. 7th ed. New York: Longman, 2003. Call number: 808.042 Will
  • Zinsser, William Knowlton. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction. New York: Quill, 2001. Call number: 808.042 Zins
• Videos
  • Business Writing: Getting Started. 19 min. Barr, 1990. Videocassette. Call number: VC 651.74 Busi/VC1685
  • Process for Writing (Workplace Essential Skills, program 13). 29 min. KET. 1999. Videocassette. Call number: VC 650.14 Work
  • Writing Memos and Letters (Workplace Essential Skills, program 15). 29 min. KET, 1999. Videocassette. Call number: VC 650.14 Work