QA Compact

by Lynn Quitman Troyka, Douglas Hesse

For Freshman-level writing courses, such as Freshman Composition, English Composition, First-Year Writing, Expository Writing or any course where students need help with writing process, critical thinking, grammar, research, and documentation. QA Compact is a new first edition, value-priced handbook from trusted authors Lynn Troyka and Doug Hesse. Brief and spiral-bound, it features a two-color design, includes four select tabs, and exercises. QA Compact is accompanied by a PDF eBook and additional exercises on the Web. The Troyka/Hesse family of handbooks provides the most balanced coverage of writing process, grammar, research, and topics important to today's students. Both respected teachers and authors, Troyka and Hesse give practical advice to students about the writing they will do in composition courses, in other classes, and in the world beyond. Offering instructors a full range of choices in handbooks, the Troyka/Hesse family of handbooks is available in a variety of formats, also including web-based and customized, so instructors can select the handbook that best fits their course needs. There are many roads to good writing. students.

560 pages, Spiral-bound

First published March 30, 2006

Reviews

[Liz]

I have to write a research paper for school and Esther had this book and she said that it has everything I need to know written in it's beautiful little (literally little) pages! So as of now........I LOVE it!!! :P

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good enough, but the lack of ANY online supplementals is a major drawback. I'd prefer Diane Hacker any day.