The New St. Martin's Handbook: With 2001 Apa Update

By Andrea A. Lunsford and Robert Lunsford, Andrea;Connors

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312395523
• ISBN13: 9780312395520
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
• Length: 869 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 1.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

A good general reference for one who wants to communicate.

One quality of English is its flexibility. Right behind flexibility is adaptability. You can say anything that you are thinking about in a myriad of ways. The local college said Do not waste your time with grammar classes. This is fine and works well until you listen to the evening news. "The police are looking for a suspect that ran." They are not particular as to which suspect, just any that ran. One of my favorites is in the movie "The Thin Man" (1934). Nora says, "It says that you were shot twice in the Tabloids." Nick says, "They never came near my tabloids." Unix is built on the premise that less is more. Unless you have to do something precise, use fewer command options. However, occasionally, you will need to be precise, and if you are addressing a precise audience, it is best to know the preferred syntax. This book can help guide you through the process of "Proper" English. Keep it next to the dictionary and read it periodically on sleepless nights.

BEST HANDBOOK YOU CAN BUY

This handbook is simply the best and most user friendly book I have found. It clears up many more ambiguities in terms of grammar and usage than MLA or other handbooks do. Moreover, it has great practical sections for usage, such as website lists and specific guidelines when writing specific types of papers or letters. These writers have achieved a true practical masterpiece. You cannot find any guide on the market that is better, in my view. Check it out.

In my opinion -- Best of its Kind

I call myself a writer, but grammar is something that I have a problem with, so I used a lot of grammar/writing handbooks while going to college. I liked this one the best. The explanations are not simple, but they do not expect you to be a grammarian either. Actually, I only came across this by accident. I found it in a book bin (for free!) and picked it up, --since I am a sucker for anything free - especially a good book, and it has made writing much easier for me. Boy, am I glad I did. The St. Martin's Handbook actually teaches grammar in a comprehensive way, and they focus on the grammar issues that I have problems with - and for good reason. Andrea Lunsford and Robert Connors found out what the patterns were for error on student writing, and they gathered a nationwide sample of over 20,000 student essays's to find out what the error patterns for error among students are, and they wrote a book for geared towards those patterns.This book isn't just for the grammatically challenged though; it is a good reference, with everything one hopes to find in a handbook and an excellent learning tool as well. Skip over Bedford and head straight for St. Martin's.

Best book for reading, writing, and reading

The new St. Martin's handbook teaches, in clear and easy language, the basic reading,writing, grammar and study skills required college as well as graduate school, especially international students and amateur readers. this book's step-by-step approach allows readers to move from simple skill to more higher and advanced state. In my opinion, it is the best of one. Thanks.