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This "worthy successor to Strunk and White" now features an expanded style guide covering a wider range of citation cases, complete with up-to-date formats for Chicago, MLA, and APA styles.
Series: Hackett Student Handbooks
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.; 2 edition (June 3, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1603848983
ISBN-13: 978-1603848985
Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 5.5 x 8.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
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Besides that it's cheap for a textbook, I ordered this for my students because it is one of the only handbooks I've seen that lists how to do in-text citations alongside how to do references, as opposed to having these in two separate sections as many handbooks do. It also shows MLA, APA, and CMS (Chicago) formats alongside each other. The advantage to this layout is that a student can look up how to reference, for example, an article in a journal, and all on the same page can see how to do the reference AND in-text citation in 3 different formats. The tips on clarity and concision, etc. in this book are also good.
I used this in a class recently. Bearing in mind that perhaps the hardest thing in the world to teach is good writing, this book seems to have been pretty effective. It inveighs against what Harvey calls the "pompous style," which I find to be common in, and extremely damaging to, much student writing. Moreover, he gives sound, specific suggestions on how to avoid such pomposity. Of course, if you use it in a classroom you'll have to devise ways to make sure the students actually read it. Highly recommended.
This books was of great use! I used this book for 2 different classes during my freshman year in college! I can honestly say that this book was a life saver because what ever I did not understand in class this book clarified. The book provides many examples so if the professor's explanation wasn't good I could reply on the book to answer my questions
I've only read the "sources" chapter and it was extremely useful, I thought I was already decent at sourcing and citing information but this book really showed me new and more efficient way to getting sources.I would recommend this book to any undergrad or graduate student!
I love this book! It will definitely stay on my book shelf for many more years! Michael Harvey did a great job in explaining in a simple, short way how to write well. I will use this throughout college and even beyond!
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing is a style guide much in the same vain as Shrunk and White's Element's of Style. Indeed, the two complement each other quite nicely.It gives concise and to the point advice on avoiding the flaws that plague too many people's writing. This book can make a huge difference to yours for just a few bucks and a few hours reading.If you write academically and haven't read Elements of Style and Nuts and Bolts, I highly recommend doing so.
This has really made me think about things I've never thought about before. My essays are already improving! I recommend it for any college bound student!
I love this simple and easy to read book. I use it for all my courses and I use it to teach with as well. It's kinda like having an APA manual but better!
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