handbook

noun handbook

• directory — a book containing an alphabetical index of the names and addresses of persons in a city, district, organization, etc., or of a particular category of people.
• text — the main body of matter in a manuscript, book, newspaper, etc., as distinguished from notes, appendixes, headings, illustrations, etc.
• manual — done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
• textbook — a book used by students as a standard work for a particular branch of study.
• guidebook — a book of directions, advice, and information, especially for travelers or tourists.