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Simon & Schuster
Quick Access Reference for Writers
Second Edition
by Lynn Quitman Troyka
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NEW--3-chapter part on Critical Reading and Thinking.
NEW--Chapter on Summary and Synthesis.
NEW--Expanded Basic Grammar Section helps create a strong foundation for the student.
NEW-- A full part at the first divider entitled How To Use Your Quick Access explaining the features of the book and helping students learn how to use the book successfully.
NEW--Larger Type, Sturdier Tabs, and Open Design for a durable, inviting, and easy-access format.
NEW--Simplified Organization and Locator System.
- Features a data cluster at the top outside corner of each page where important locator information can be found, including page numbers, part or chapter titles, chapter and section codes.
NEW--ESL Divider for quicker access to ESL information.
NEW--Fresh Student Paper illustrating the writing process.
NEW--9 QA Boxes on parts of speech and sentence patterns to give students strong fundamentals.
NEW--URL Addresses for websites giving current MLA- and APA-type formats for documenting electronic sources.
Highlights the writing process, research and documentation, ESL, and covers grammar, mechanics and usage.
Spiral Binding allows the handbook to lie open and flat , especially useful next to a computer.
12 Tab Dividers facilitate quick and easy access.
QA Boxes summarize information -- together with full explanations in the text.
Hand-edited examples show simple editing changes -- PLUS No/Yes examples and example explanations for more complex revisions.
Access area on outer edge of each page for important locator information: section numbers, QA Box numbers, and Alert symbols.
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