The Basics: A Rhetoric and Handbook - Softcover

Santi V. Buscemi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072347937 ISBN 13: 9780072347937

Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx), 2000

Synopsis

Clear, accessible writing style and logical organization make this handbook unique - and make it the one students really use. More than just a grammar reference, THE BASICS' step-by-step instruction in the entire writing process to helps students learn to draft, revise, and edit their own writing. Its wide variety of examples, from both students and professionals also help students learn by emulation. This practical handbook also includes exercises and writing assignments as well as integrated ESL coverage throughout. The comb-bound format, with tabs, and the elegant, gimmick-free design make Buscemi especially useful and unintimidating.

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About the Author

Santi V. Buscemi is professor of English and chair of the Department of English at Middlesex County College in Edison, New Jersey, where he teaches reading and writing. He received his B.A. from St. Bonaventure University, and completed studies for the doctorate at the University of Tennessee. He is the author of A READER FOR DEVELOPING WRITERS (McGraw-Hill), now in its third edition; AN ESL WORKBOOK (McGraw-Hill); and coauthor with Charlotte Smith of 75 READINGS PLUS (McGraw-Hill). He is also chief author of McGraw-Hill's ALLWRITE!, an interactive computer software program in rhetoric, grammar, and research.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx)
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072347937
• ISBN 13: 9780072347937
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 501