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For those interested in shear walls I would recommend "Guide to Wood Construction In High Wind Areas" by the Wood Products Promotion Council.
There are more manuals out there but this is very good. This manual covers only high wind loads and not seismic loads. Also the WFCM from the American Forest & Paper Association is good. I use both books for calc. loads and location shear walls. They have real good details that everyone should have in their library. This does not replace the engineer but will give the designer a good grasp of concept of shear walls, drag struts and other structural assemblies that address the moments within a building.