A workmanlike book about producing technical manuals and other similar publications. Writing starts out teaching basic print technology and, by the end of the book, has covered the range of skills necessary for a technical writer to master. Unfortunately, the book has been outstripped by the onslaught of technology. Most of the references to print are too old for anyone outside of the military to use. The references to word processors and such tools is many years out of date. The manual development is probably appropriate for military publications or publications produced by large companies that deal primarily with the military and other customers of that ilk, but if your audience is Joe Consumer, you're better off using more advanced tools and a more contemporary layout. Heck, even Courier is back in style now, as long as it's "distressed".