The Little, Brown Essential Handbook, 8th Edition, is a brief and accessible pocket-sized handbook that answers questions about writing in the disciplines, the writing process, grammar and usage, research writing, and documentation.
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Features
Makes contents accessible, with examples replacing or supplementing terms in headings.
Checklists on academic writing, effective sentences, grammatical sentences, punctuation, mechanics, and research writing
Distill the text to accessible conventions or steps.
Overview of writing in the disciplines
Helps students make choices about features such as subject, audience, purpose, thesis, evidence, synthesis, organization, language, and document design.
Thorough chapters on research writing
Cover strategy, Internet searches, synthesis and evaluation of sources, paraphrase, summary, quoting, avoiding plagiarism, and integration of sources across the disciplines.
Chapters on MLA, APA, CMS, and CSE documentation
Four-colour design
SamplesDownload the detailed table of contents Preview sample pages from The Little, Brown Essential Handbook
Features
Makes contents accessible, with examples replacing or supplementing terms in headings.
Checklists on academic writing, effective sentences, grammatical sentences, punctuation, mechanics, and research writing
Distill the text to accessible conventions or steps.
Overview of writing in the disciplines
Helps students make choices about features such as subject, audience, purpose, thesis, evidence, synthesis, organization, language, and document design.
Thorough chapters on research writing
Cover strategy, Internet searches, synthesis and evaluation of sources, paraphrase, summary, quoting, avoiding plagiarism, and integration of sources across the disciplines.
Chapters on MLA, APA, CMS, and CSE documentation
Four-colour design
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