{"product_id":"the-writers-handbook-9780134571331","title":"The Writers Handbook","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLester Faigley \u003c\/strong\u003eholds the Robert Adger Law and Thos. H. Law Professorship in Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin. He was the founding director of the Division (now Department) of Rhetoric and Writing at Texas in 1993, and he later served as Director of the University Writing Center. He was the 1996 Chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication. Faigley has published over thirty books and editions, including\u003cem\u003e Fragments of Rationality\u003c\/em\u003e (Pittsburgh, 1992), which received the MLA Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Planning, Drafting, and Revising\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Think as a Writer\u003cbr\u003e 2. Plan and Draft\u003cbr\u003e 3. Compose Paragraphs\u003cbr\u003e 4. Rewrite, Edit, and Proofread\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Analyzing, Informing, Arguing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Read with a Critical Eye\u003cbr\u003e 6. View with a Critical Eye\u003cbr\u003e 7. Write an Analysis\u003cbr\u003e 8. Write an Informative Essay\u003cbr\u003e 9. Write a Position Argument\u003cbr\u003e 10. Write a Proposal Argument\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Writing in the Disciplines\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11. Write About Literature and the Humanities\u003cbr\u003e 12. Write in the Sciences and Social Sciences\u003cbr\u003e 13. Compose for the Workplace\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: Multimedia And Online Composing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 14. Communicate in Multimedia\u003cbr\u003e 15. Design Presentations\u003cbr\u003e 16. Compose in Online Genres\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 5: Planning Research and Finding Sources\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 17. Plan Your Research\u003cbr\u003e 18. Find Sources\u003cbr\u003e 19. Evaluate Sources\u003cbr\u003e 20. Plan Field Research\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 6: Incorporating and Documenting Sources\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 21. Use Sources Effectively and Avoid Plagiarism\u003cbr\u003e 22. Write and Revise the Research Project\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 7: Effective Style and Language\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 27. Write with Power\u003cbr\u003e 28. Write Concisely\u003cbr\u003e 29. Write with Emphasis\u003cbr\u003e 30. Find the Right Words\u003cbr\u003e 31. Write to Be Inclusive\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 8: Understanding Grammar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 32. Grammar Basics\u003cbr\u003e 33. Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices\u003cbr\u003e 34. Subject-Verb Agreement\u003cbr\u003e 35. Verbs\u003cbr\u003e 36. Pronouns\u003cbr\u003e 37. Modifiers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 9: Understanding Punctuation And Mechanics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 38. Commas\u003cbr\u003e 39. Semicolons and Colons\u003cbr\u003e 40. Hyphens\u003cbr\u003e 41. Dashes and Parentheses\u003cbr\u003e 42. Apostrophes\u003cbr\u003e 43. Quotation Marks\u003cbr\u003e 44. Other Punctuation Marks\u003cbr\u003e 45. Write with Accurate Spelling\u003cbr\u003e 46. Capitalization and Italics\u003cbr\u003e 47. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Numbers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 10: If English Is Not Your First Language\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 48. Writing in a Second Language\u003cbr\u003e 49. Nouns, Articles, and Prepositions\u003cbr\u003e 50. Verbs\u003cbr\u003e 51. English Sentence Structure\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education (US)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524396491095,"sku":"9780134571331","price":98.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780134571331.jpg?v=1731856614","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-writers-handbook-9780134571331","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}