handbook

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“Bird by Bird,” her 1994 writing handbook, which has sold more than 1 million copies and continues to sell approximately 40,000 copies each year, became a meme before there were memes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

I want to add that if comments about your appearance persist, you might want to consult your employee handbook and ask HR.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

"I don't have many friends who are friends with their exes, actually," says Olivia Petter, author of dating handbook Millenial Love.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

But NAR said Monday that its 2026 handbook for MLSes won’t recommend that local databases mandate membership for the agents who use it.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

The key thing is that it is halfway to being a handbook: here is not an academic exercise, but a course of instruction in the basic principles behind the successful composition of speeches.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith