The phrase "a book on development" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a book that discusses or covers topics related to development, such as personal development, economic development, or software development.
Example: "I just finished reading a book on development that provided valuable insights into sustainable practices."
Alternatives: "a book about development" or "a book regarding development".
Tim Morris is an anthropologist, development consultant and author of a book on development issues in Yemen (The Despairing Developer: Diary of an Aid Worker in the Middle East, IB Tauris, 1991, price £16.95, but Amazon sells it for £10.63).
They will tell you they are researching a book on "Development", yet are unable to compose a single coherent sentence given the nature of their problem as "premature".
A little ironically, Dawkins states that Thompson's book "is not a book on evolution," but about ontogenetic development, contrary to Thompson's obvious intent.
Mr. Branton does consulting work, and Mrs. Branton, who retired from her job a few years ago, is working on a book on spiritual development that has come to her through channeling, she said.
Robbie Woliver, author of a book on child development, wrote on the Psychology Today website that all children at some point ask the question 'Who am I?' and that the answer would be more difficult for the spies' children.
But Nicolson, who wrote a book on the development of obstetric ultrasound, noted that this was only speculation.
THE HURRICANE that wracked the East Coast of America on October 30th is a vivid illustration of the theme of a new book on development economics released last week, "The Cost of Inaction".
After leaving the Guardian, John had taken time off to produce a book on third world development, The Poor of the Earth.
Brian McCormick, a coach and trainer who self-published a book on youth-player development, suggests the real problem with summer ball is that it "creates a system of overtraining," with players bouncing from the high-school season to the summer season and back again with little break.
For example, the manager has assigned me to edit a book on contemporary scientific development in diabetes research.
In addition a few years earlier Dodge spent a sabbatical year writing a book on nutrition and brain development.
