The Little, Brown Handbook (with MyCompLab) - Hardcover

Fowler, H. Ramsey; Aaron, Jane E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0321362780 ISBN 13: 9780321362780

Publisher: Longman, 2005

Synopsis

Authoritative and accessible, The Little Brown Handbook helps writing students find what they need and then use what they find. One of the best–selling handbooks on the market, it provides comprehensive coverage of writing, research and grammar, with detailed discussions of critical thinking and argument, using computers and the Internet for writing and research, the latest guidelines for citing sources correctly in MLA, APA, CMS, CSE and COS styles, and writing in the disciplines. Accompanied by the CompSolutions Plus Interactive Ebook of the text, The Little Brown Handbook retains all the hallmarks that has made it a bestseller over the years while continuing to meet the needs of a new generation of students.

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Review

"This has been 'our book' for many years; many people in the department have an emotional attachment to the book! I have taught English at this college for thirty-four years and The Little, Brown Handbook has been my closest companion. We work well together. "
–Barbara H. Cole, Sandhills Community College

"Established leader in the field. I don't know about other areas, but in the South, at most of the schools I have attended or have worked at or have heard about through friends and colleagues, LBH seems to be the most used handbook."
–J. Lisa Ray, Thomas Nelson Community College

"[Chapter 54, Essay Examinations] is such an excellent chapter it has a larger use than the one identified―this serves as a wonderful overview to writing any essay."
–Peggy Cole, Arapahoe Community College

"I love the fact that you have a section dedicated to the use and punctuation of in-text citations [in MLA style]. This is always an issue for my students."
–Noelle Williams, San Jose State University

"LBH promises an enjoyable writing experience on the very first page in the wit and charm of the opening paragraphs."
–Diane Orsini, Valencia Community College―West

Synopsis

Authoritative, comprehensive, and always reliable, The Little, Brown Handbook meets the current and recurrent needs of composition students and instructors. A bestseller since the first edition, it provides reliable and thorough coverage of such handbook basics as the writing process, grammar, research, and documentation, while also giving detailed discussions of critical thinking and argument, using computers and the Internet (for both writing and research), writing in the disciplines, and special writing situations such as essay exams and oral presentations. Widely-used by students at all levels, LBH works as a comprehensive classroom text as well as an accessible reference guide. The ninth edition of this favorite builds on its best-selling features with a stronger emphasis on academic writing, new "Culture and Language" notes that encompass both ESL and dialect issues, new material on critically reading images, and thorough integration between the handbook and its vastly expanded Web site.Revamped coverage of research writing provides the latest MLA documentation guidelines, stresses the library as Web gateway, shows how to use and document subscription services, provides a case study in evaluating a Web site, and covers plagiarism more extensively in a chapter of its own.

A fully interactive CD-ROM is available with the text. Please contact your local representative for valuepack ISBNs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Longman
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0321362780
• ISBN 13: 9780321362780
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 958