The Writer’s Harbrace Handbook, Brief Edition

by Cheryl Glenn, Loretta Gray

One of the best-selling handbooks on the market today and the ONLY brief handbook grounded from start to finish in the rhetorical situation, THE WRITER'S HARBRACE HANDBOOK, BRIEF EDITION, Third Edition not only helps students with the technical aspects of crafting a well-developed essay, but also gives them the strategies to consciously make rhetorical choices about their writing based on audience, purpose, and context. Now adding even more coverage of the rhetorical situation, this Third Edition includes boxed features that highlight the student's options for choices in style, punctuation, usage, and diction. The compact, spiralbound, and tabbed format helps students access essential information quickly and easily.

Genres: Writing, Reference, Nonfiction

592 pages, Spiral-bound

First published August 28, 2002

Reviews

[Jon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not worth the squeeze.

In the preface the authors mention they update this handbook every year to reflect trends.
After seeing the "netiquette" tips and website design/online writing sections I can verily say this is a product of it's times.

The best parts I harvested:
-How to create and sharpen research questions
-Evaluating a source for authority and noteworthiness
-interviewing experts and designing questionnaires

Just okay:
Grammar and parts of speech materials, pretty standard.

The letdowns:
It's geared more toward academic, research paper, and formatting.
The business writing section is woefully dated and uninspired.
MLA/APA etc. rules. Eh, I'm sure these have been updated. Not a great use of space.
The section on note taking is geared towards research and not helpful for note taking in live sessions, presentations, or workshops.

[Lady Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't ask for a better guide to grammar. I wish more writers used a grammar handbook like this one.

[Ke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not really a page-turner, but a great reference.

[Jeremy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Used to teach Baylor freshmen (ENG 1302). Read parts.