Successful Writing at Work: Concise Edition

Kolin, Phillip C.

ISBN 10: 0618481117 / ISBN 13: 9780618481118

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Successful Writing at Work: Concise Edition
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618481117
• ISBN 13: 9780618481118
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: Concise Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This user-friendly, compact text emphasizes the most necessary, useful skills and strategies for successful workplace writing. Based on the successful parent text, Successful Writing at Work, 7/e, the Concise edition maintains a practical approach, an abundance of realistic situations and problems, real-world examples, and detailed guidelines for drafting, editing, and producing professional documents and graphics.

About the Author

Philip C. Kolin is the University Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of English at the University of Southern Mississippi, where for 40 years he has taught courses in composition, business and technical writing, literature and research methods. He has extensive experience as an editor of several scholarly journals, including the Southern Quarterly, which he edited for nearly a decade. He is also co-founder of STUDIES IN AMERICAN DRAMA (1945–PRESENT). He received the Conference of Learned Journals award for the best new journal. In addition, he was named Southern Mississippi's first Distinguished Professor in the Humanities. Dr. Kolin has published almost 40 books and 250 scholarly articles covering a variety of subjects, including writing, drama, linguistics and popular culture. He also has written an award-winning book on professional writing for nurses as well as articles on writing for lawyers and other professionals. Dr. Kolin is a poet who has published 12 collections of his poetry and co-edited three volumes of eco-poetry on Katrina, the Mississippi River and the moon. Over the years, he has conducted workshops on technical business writing, the publication process and managing professional communications. He received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University.