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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 808.042 EAN: 9781413010329 Edition: 3 ISBN: 1413010326 Label: Wadsworth Publishing Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 896 Publication Date: February 14, 2006 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Studio: Wadsworth Publishing Accessories:
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 Rating:  - good reference materialEasy, no fuss reference guide deconstructing the English language. Great for college students. It was recommended to me by my technical writing professor. Rating: - college textbookThe item was received quickly and this was important since it was for a class. Rating: - very goodIf your trying to buy a book that teaches you how to write this is it. This hand book will teach you all about proper writing. Rating:  - Too flashyThere is nothing that ruins a good reference book so much as over-attention to graphics. This book is very busy in both its design and implementation. Compared to other writing handbooks (particularly Diana Hacker's A Writer's Reference), this book is very hard to use. For example, the ToC for the MLA documentation section is not listed on the tab for MLA, but is buried several pages in. There are nearly 200 pages that start this book that are a mixed and confusing grab-bag of the greatest hits of ... Read More Rating: - Comprehensive and ConvenientHere is a terrific reference resource for anyone who frequently composes letters, e-mails, reports, etc. That is, for just about everyone. Even with various aids provided within software (eg to correct spelling), basic mistakes of grammar go undetected...and "send the wrong message" (both literally and symbolically) to recipients of what you write. Inside the front cover, the authors provide an especially handy detailed index (for questions concerning writing, grammar, effective sentences, diction, ... Read More 
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