Writer's Brief Handbook, The (Book Alone) - Softcover

Rosa, Alfred; Eschholz, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321250478 ISBN 13: 9780321250476

Publisher: Pearson, 2004

Synopsis

A compact, easy-to-use guide, The Writer’s Brief Handbook offers clear definitions, helpful explanations, and up-to-the-minute research and reference tools–altogether the best concise yet comprehensive reference available for today’s writers in any context.  An extensive research section provides clear guidelines for how to research online, and examples of special-purpose writing–email, letters to the editor, business reports, and others–make this book useful to everyone who puts pen to paper–or fingers to keyboards.

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From the Back Cover

A compact, accessible guide, The Writer’s Brief Handbook offers helpful answers to any question a writer may have about the writing process, the research process, or grammar and usage.

The Writer’s Brief Handbook makes finding the information you need easy through a multiple access system that provides four different ways to diagnose a writing or research problem. When you’ve found your answer, it is easy to understand and to use because of the authors’ clear, non-technical language and step-by-step writing style. With new sections on study skills and critical thinking, updated guidelines for APA, MLA, and CSE documentation styles, and an expanded emphasis on writing across the curriculum, The Writer’s Brief Handbook is an invaluable resource.

Synopsis

A compact, easy-to-use guide, The Writer's Brief Handbook offers clear definitions, helpful explanations, and up-to-the-minute research and reference tools-altogether the best concise yet comprehensive reference available for today's student writers. The Writer's Brief Handbook reflects the authors' 35-year collaboration in teaching and writing about writing. Using clear, non-technical language, The Writer's Brief Handbook has gained a reputation for being student-friendly, and the easy-to-use multiple access system provides four different ways for students to diagnose a problem and find an answer, making the text ideal as a stand-alone reference. At a time when both students and instructors are demanding more from their handbooks, The Writer's Brief Handbook delivers!

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0321250478
• ISBN 13: 9780321250476
• Binding: Plastic Comb
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 464