While civil engineers may have highly developed design skills, their communication skills may not match up. For that reason, the Reston, Va.-based American Society of Civil Engineers has published “Professional Communications: A Handbook for Civil Engineers,” by Heather Silyn-Roberts. The book provides practical, comprehensive advice for preparing a variety of documents. Chapters give tips about editorial conventions, editing and proofreading, writing style and oral presentations of technical material. To order the $39 book, call (800) 548-2723 or (703) 295-6300.