The Brief Penguin Handbook

by Lester Faigley, Heather Graves, Roger Graves

Book Overview

Expressly created to engage the visual and technological interests of today's students, The Brief Penguin Handbook revolutionized the way handbooks present information and ideas. With a highly visual... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321067290
• ISBN13: 9780321067296
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Handy book for all th

Great book for improving writing skills. Answers to all you writing stylebook questions. Good MLA guide and other style guides. Tabs are the best for finding what you need quick.

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Just what my daughter needed, quick delivery of a well described item. Will do business here again!

Very Helpful Shortcut!

I had the privilege of taking Dr. Faigley's Computers & Writing course at the University of Texas. This book is great if you get frustrated with other MLA handbooks. I was tired of muddling through typical MLA handbooks and never being sure if I was in the right section. This handbook is easy to use and gets you quickly to the right section. It is particularly helpful with internet composition/citation!

APA rules and regs.

If your school requires papers written in the APA style, this book is a keeper. Quick, easy to referrence.

Brief yet informative

When I was first told that this book was required for my college English class, I thought that because of the title, the cover, and the spiral binding, this book would be another one of those dull textbooks. I definitely thought wrong. Inside this book, you will discover a world of information along with color photographs, real life examples of how writing is important, and the most up-to-date MLA information including proper citation methods, proper essay formats, proper punctuation, and proper syntax. Now that I am out of that first semester of English, I still view this book as valuable reference material due to it's comprehensive information on today's modern writing techniques. If you enjoy both reading and writing, I would strongly encourage you to purchase this book.