Here are other books that I found to be very useful:
Technical writing – general
- The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Technical Writing by Krista Van Laan, Catherine Julian, JoAnn Hackos
- Technical Writing 101: A Real-World Guide to Planning and Writing Technical Documentation by Alan S. Pringle, Sarah S. O’Keefe
- Technical Writing: A Practical Approach by William Sanborn Pfeiffer
- Professional and Technical Writing: Problem Solving at Work by George E. Kennedy, Tracy T. Montgomery
- Developing Quality Technical Information: A Handbook for Writers and Editors (2nd Edition) (IBM Press Series–Information Management) by Gretchen Hargis, Michelle Carey, Ann Kilty Hernandez, Polly Hughes, Deirdre Longo, Shannon Rouiller, Elizabeth Wilde
Technical communication
- Technical Communication by E. Burnett
- Designing Visual Language: Strategies for Professional Communicators (Part of the Allyn & Bacon Series in Technical Communication) by Charles Kostelnick, David D. Roberts
Software documentation
- Writing Software Documentation: A Task-Oriented Approach (Part of the Allyn & Bacon Series in Technical Communication) by Thomas T. Barker
- The User Manual Manual: How to Research, Write, Test, Edit & Produce a Software Manual (Untechnical Press Books for Writers Series.) by Michael Bremer
Style-related
- Technical Writing Style (Part of the Allyn & Bacon Series in Technical Communication) by Dan Jones
- Elements of Style by Strunk & White
- Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications Third Edition (Paperback) by Microsoft Corporation
- The Chicago Manual of Style 13th Ed
- The Gregg Reference Manual – Wililam J Sabin
- Style and Readability in Technical Writing: A Sentence-Combining Approach by James Degeorge
User-focused
- Untechnical Writing – How to Write About Technical Subjects and Products So Anyone Can Understand (Untechnical Press Books for Writers Series) by Michael Bremer
- Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner’s Guide to User Research (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive Technologies) (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive Technologies) by Mike Kuniavsky
- User and Task Analysis for Interface Design by Hackos, JoAnn & Redish, Janice C.
- Human-Computer Interaction by Alan Dix, Janet E. Finlay, Gregory D. Abowd, Russell Beale
Doc-planning
- Managing Documentation Projects by Jo Ann Hackos
- Starting a Documentation Group: A Hands-On Guide by Peter J. Hartman
Editing
- Technical Editing by Carolyn Rude
- Editing Technical Writing by Donald C. Samson
Grammar
- Eats, Shoots, and Leaves by Lynne Truss
- Words by Bill Bryson
- Elements of Technical Writing by Gary Blake & Robert W. Bly
- Understanding and Using English Grammar – Betty Schrampfer Azar
Dictionaries
- Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (ISBN: 0877798087)
Online communication
- Standards for Online Communication – JoAnn T Hackos
- Writing Online Help by Lindsey
Usability
- Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug
- Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive Technologies) by Carolyn Snyder
- A Practical Guide to Usability Testing by Joseph S. Dumas, Oracle Corporation, and Janice C. Redish, Redish & Associates
Single sourcing
- Single Sourcing: Building Modular Documentation by Kurt Ament
Indexing
- Indexing: A Nuts-and-Bolts Guide for Technical Writers (Engineering Reference) by Kurt Ament
- Software for Indexing by American Society of Indexers (Corporate Author), Sandi Schroeder (Editor)
Software-development approach
- Agile Documentation: A Pattern Guide to Producing Lightweight Documents for Software Projects (Wiley Software Patterns Series)
- Understanding and using English Grammar – Betty Schrampfer Azar
- Standards for online Communication – JoAnn T. Hackos and Dawn M. Stevens
- The Chicago Manual of Style 13th Ed
- Managing Documentation Projects by Jo Ann Hackos
- The Gregg Reference Manual – Wililam J Sabin
- Human Factors for Technical Communicators – by Marlana Coe