The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers Brief Edition, without Handbook (5th Edition) - Softcover

This all-in-one guide offers hallmark coverage of the purposes of writing, focusing on the importance of a writer's research, critical-reading skills, the ability to organize ideas, and a strategy to assess and develop rhetorical contexts. While the guide emphasizes traditional writing purpose and process, the author also considers the technological changes that influence and enhance contemporary writing. Coverage includes a wealth of new professional selections by authors like Amy Saltzman, Sherry Turkle, Pico Iyer, Peter Travers, Susan J. Douglas, Michael Maren, Samuel Scudder; additional ESL teaching tips; and demonstrations using computers and networks for communication, research, writing, and revising. For professionals whose careers involve writing and composing documents.