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Simon & Schuster Handbook for Writers

Used, excellent condition

934 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

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October 24, 2010
This book I picked up today from my local second hand store.

I like the back of this hardcover, that must be intended for secondary education. It reads...

Using this book will not only help you succeed as a writer, but will also help you fulfill your potential in all academic, workplace, and public settings.

Sign me up. I needed help with this weeks UBC's writing homework assignment.

Thick and full of visuals, I think this book can deliver on it's promises.
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March 23, 2021
First Canadian Edition--by Troyka, Buckley, Gates
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2 reviews1 follower
August 2, 2013
I’m a Filipino, who is now studying as a teacher major in English. I consider myself to be one of the luckiest people to have this book. I remember a friend, Marry Rinnert from Arkansas, a corps volunteer gave it to me back when I was in elementary on my birthday.
She asked me what kind of gift would I be pleased to have and I said a book in English, because I want to be a great writer someday. Fortunately she gave two of it this one and the other one (The Little Brown Handbook-6th edition, “includes 1995 MLA Guidelines)
Well, the book is so great. It has a clear and elaborate explanation with exercises after the topic. It’s like a dictionary of a writer and student trying to be a great writer like me.
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29 reviews18 followers
February 22, 2009
Nearly indispensable when citing sources, creating an annotated bibliography, formatting a paper, or a myriad of other tasks associated with writing papers or other forms of media. I, for one, am lost without it.
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437 reviews25 followers
January 26, 2011
Every writer should have a copy of this book handy --as it includes topics on basic grammar (the stuff we all forget) and it shares formats on how to organize the information into papers.

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1,907 reviews951 followers
October 24, 2011
similar to The Bedford Handbook, very philistine, worthy of class time only to beat it up.
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