Writer's Brief Handbook, The

Comb-bound brief handbook with 15 tabs. Includes MLA, APA, CMS, and ACW styles of documentation - including new '98 MLA standards. Unique tabbed chapter on the Library and more on avoiding biased language. Computer tips throughout, chapter on the Internet, using and documenting electronic sources, section on computer formatting options. New: tabbed chapter on Argumentation and Writing about Lit.

This book offers a wealth of essential information in a clear, concise, and user-friendly format. Both the novice writer as well as more experienced ones will turn to this tabbed, brief handbook time and again. This versatile resource covers the writing process in depth and employs a wealth of writing samples to establish realistic expectations for writing. Readers will learn how to recognize and correct errors in their own writing. It also includes full chapters on using libraries, the research paper, and the most-current MLA, APA, and Chicago documentation styles, including citing electronic sources. Also covered in depth are sexism and bias in language as well as ESL problems and computer tips. Writers or those who need to write in their careers.