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The Brief Penguin Handbook

The Brief Penguin Handbook
Author: Lester Faigley
Publisher: Longman
Category: Book

Buy New: $52.00



Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 3 reviews
Sales Rank: 331473

Media: Plastic Comb
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 592
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 6.1 x 1

ISBN: 0321245318
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.042
EAN: 9780321245311

Publication Date: February 15, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description

Now updated with expanded documentation, research, and writing across the curriculum coverage, The Brief Penguin Handbook continues to revolutionize the way handbooks present information.

The design and approach of The Brief Penguin Handbook started with ideas and suggestions from real students, and thus it is uniquely successful when it comes to giving students the information they need in a format they will actually use. With unique visual guides and models for writing, research, and documentation, distinctive coverage of writing for different purposes, and Lester Faigley’s clear, accessible explanations, The Brief Penguin Handbook has established itself as the best-selling handbook to enter the market in eighteen years. The Third Edition of this extraordinary handbook continues to lead the market with complete new chapters on using database and Web sources, a new visual five-step guide to the documentation process, and updated and expanded documentation coverage. New “process guides” for writing for different purposes, a new section on writing across the curriculum, and more student model documents than ever make this Third Edition the best resource for writing yet.




Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Brief yet informative   July 8, 2004
 20 out of 23 found this review helpful

When I was first told that this book was required for my college English class, I thought that because of the title, the cover, and the spiral binding, this book would be another one of those dull textbooks. I definitely thought wrong. Inside this book, you will discover a world of information along with color photographs, real life examples of how writing is important, and the most up-to-date MLA information including proper citation methods, proper essay formats, proper punctuation, and proper syntax. Now that I am out of that first semester of English, I still view this book as valuable reference material due to it's comprehensive information on today's modern writing techniques. If you enjoy both reading and writing, I would strongly encourage you to purchase this book.


5 out of 5 stars APA rules and regs.   September 14, 2008
If your school requires papers written in the APA style, this book is a keeper. Quick, easy to referrence.


1 out of 5 stars Does NOT come with online access code   September 18, 2008
online access code is an extra $25. The book does show the MyCompLab sections, but you can't get to anything online without paying an extra $25. Get the one with e-code.




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