The Penguin Handbook [with MyCompLab & eText Access Code]

by Lester Faigley

ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase. -- The Penguin Handbook has established itself as the best-selling handbook to enter the market in eighteen years.The design and approach of The Penguin Handbook started with ideas and suggestions from real students, and thus it is uniquely successful when it comes to giving students the information they need in a format they will actually use. With unique visual guides and models for writing, research, and documentation, distinctive coverage of writing for different purposes, and Lester Faigley's clear, accessible explanations, The Penguin Handbook makes it simple for students to achieve success in their composition classes. 0321846079 / 9780321846075 Penguin Handbook, The, with NEW MyCompLab Student Access Code Card 4/e Package consists of 0205028705 / 9780205028702 Penguin Handbook, The 0205890776 / 9780205890774 NEW MyCompLab with Pearson eText -- Value Pack Access Card

Genres: Reference

816 pages, Hardcover

First published December 19, 2002

Reviews

[Bernie4444 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Double plus good

When I went through school all we had were drills and more drills. My participle was dangling all the time. By the time I got to college, we branched out with such things as “Aims of discourse” and broke free of trying to force U.S. English into old Latin. Infinitives were made to be split.

But nothing in my formal education has prepared me for this animal. Yep, now we can look at writing in a new way. The first chapter gives it away as “Composing in a Visual Era”

I looked at both the hardback and paperback versions. I found the paperback to be too unwieldy. I tested the book in places where I know the information and it was confirmed. So, I feel comfortable learning new information. The book is more geared to research and documentation from the web vs. my trusty dusty library.

Even if you are a professional there are plenty of eye-openers in this book. I wish I had stumbled upon it earlier. Oh well better late than never (cliché time)

[Todd Kager · Rating 1 out of 5]

While in college, I was forced to use this little piece of shit for everything I wrote...English I,II, Creative Writing, 19th Century Literature...etc, etc. I write to write, and I don't need a little "writing-rule-book" to tell me how to do it; for two years I felt like I was forced to write with my hands tied behind my back. Anyway...to Mr Faigley (a very unfortunate name, I might add,)I offer my most sincere apologies....but your Penguin Handbook sucks!