For Freshman-level writing courses, such as Freshman Composition, English Composition, First-Year Writing, Expository Writing, or any course where students need help with the writing.
Now in its fifth edition, Quick Access is written by trusted authors Lynn Troyka and Doug Hesse. Quick Access is a brief, spiral-bound, tabbed (12 tabs) handbook, published in full color. Quick Access is also accompanied by a valuable supplements and media package, including an interactive eBook, a personal writing plan, tutoring, and tools on the Web.
The Troyka/Hesse family of handbooks provides the most balanced coverage of writing process, grammar, research, and topics important to today’s students. Both respected teachers and authors, Troyka and Hesse give practical advice to students about the writing they will do in composition courses, in other classes, and in the world beyond. Offering instructors a full range of choices in handbooks, the Troyka/Hesse family of handbooks is available in a variety of formats, including web-based and customized options, so instructors can select the handbook that best fits their course needs.
There are many roads to good writing. Choose the most balanced handbook in the most useful format for you and your students.
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“This is the best of the brief handbooks available.”
Dr. Harryette Brown Dallas County Community College
“The strengths of this text are good language level and tone, nice examples of different
types of writing, logical fallacies, essay structure, etc...Strong section on argument, which can be
less than appealing to teach and read about. Your coverage is interesting and useful”
Lisa McRaven Ozarks Technical Community College
“The “Writing to Connect with the World” section reminds students that the need for good
writing continues afterschool...The greatest strength is the ease of use and narrative that
doesn’t “talk down” to students.”
Ruth Gerick University of Texas Arlington
“I think the handbook is one of the best on the market, which is why NHC adopted it. Strong
examples and in such an engaging format is what makes Quick Access a superior resource.”
Joyce Boatright North Harris College
“The acknowledgement of changes in the arena of writing to include more info about the web
and about writing that employs images–this is realistic and useful for today’s classes...I plan
to adopt.”
Diana Grumbles Southern Methodist University
“The coverage of plagiarism is, in my opinion, excellent.”
Joel B. Henderson Chattanooga State Technical Community College
“I think this is the best writing handbook on the market for clear, straightforward, and accurate
demonstration of the writing process. “
Ruth Gerick
University of Texas Arlington
“Quick Access seems to be much more detailed and could better stand alone [than my current
text]. It is very easy to use and takes good consideration of nonnative speaker populations.”
Kimberly Strain University of Minnesota
“The ESL Notes add helpful information, expanding the explanation for those who do not speak
English as their first language.”
Dorothy Minor Tulsa Community College
“The section on working in the disciplines would almost sell me this book on its own.”
Lisa McRaven Ozarks Technical Community College
“I think this text’s inclusion of the research checklist, numerous examples, and screen shots - assists in student understanding and sets this text apart from its competitors.”
Joel B. Henderson Chattanooga State Technical Community College
