The Practical Writer

by Edward P. Bailey, Philip A. Powell

THE PRACTICAL WRITER provides both developmental and first-year composition students with a step-by-step approach to writing, from the one-paragraph essay to the five-paragraph essay to the research paper.

Genres: Writing

496 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Dr. Edward P. Bailey Jr. is a retired writing and speaking teacher. Before his retirement, he was a Professor of Business Communication at Marymount University.

Reviews

[Steven Wang · Rating 5 out of 5]

College text for English writing. One can learn writing skills, grammar, and logical tools from the book. But it is really too thick.

[Behrad · Rating 1 out of 5]

Good