I was glad my professor chose this book for our class because, well, it's cheap. I haven't read it cover to cover yet, but so far we've covered some good literature and some good advice about writing. All the rubrics at the back are coming in handy both for students and professor. At this price, it doesn't contain a handbook, but as our professor said, all that handbook stuff is easily available online for free at Purdue OWL, so why on earth are professors still making students buy $110 handbooks? If you use this book along with Purdue OWL, you've got everything you need and at a fraction of the cost. Thank you, professor! And thank you Michael Wilson.