College Writing Skills: Text, Student CD, User's Guide, and Online Learning Center powered by Catalyst [Paperback]

John Langan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0073053112 | ISBN-13: 978-0072996265 | Publication Date: July 15, 2004 | Edition: 6

Highly regarded and used by countless students, this effective rhetoric/handbook is ideal for writing courses that focus on the essay. The sixth edition features Langan's renowned clear writing style and a wide range of writing assignments and activities that reinforce the four essentials of good writing: unity, support, coherence, and sentence skills. College Writing Skills comes packaged with a free student CD-ROM, a free registration card for access to the Online Learning Center, and a free user's guide to help students gain the maximum benefit from the text and electronic materials.

"I long ago lost count of the number of instructors who have told me that the four bases really work. When you explain the four bases to students and make the bases really clear with a lot of activities, students get it." - John Langan.

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About the Author

John Langan has taught reading and writing at Atlantic Community College near Atlantic City, New Jersey, for over twenty years. The author of a popular series of college textbook on both reading and writing, he enjoys the challenge of developinging materials that teach skills in an especially clear and lively way. Before teaching, he earned advanced degrees in writing at Rutgers University and in reading at Glassboro State Collee. He also spent a year writing fiction.

Product Details

• Paperback: 586 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 6 edition (July 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0073053112
• ISBN-13: 978-0072996265
• ASIN: 0072996269
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #826,509 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Langan has taught reading and writing at Atlantic Cape Community College near Atlantic City, New Jersey, for over twenty-five years. The author of a popular series of college textbooks on both writing and reading, John enjoys the challenge of developing materials that teach skills in an especially clear and lively way. Before teaching, he earned advanced degrees in writing at Rutgers University and in reading at Rowan University. He also spent a year writing fiction that, he says, "is now at the back of a drawer waiting to be discovered and acclaimed posthumously." While in school, he supported himself by working as a truck driver, a machinist, a battery assembler, a hospital attendant, and an apple packer. John now lives with his wife, Judith Nadell, near Philadelphia. In addition to his wife and Philly sports teams, his passions include reading and turning on nonreaders to the pleasure and power of books. Through Townsend Press, his educational publishing company, he has developed the nonprofit "Townsend Library"--a collection more than thirty new and classic stories that appeal to readers of any age.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Writing Composition 11, December 17, 2009

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Great book to learn how to write. It was used when I purchased it for a great price and in great condition.

4.0 out of 5 stars Book for English course, December 28, 2008

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I purchased College Writing Skills. I find this book very helpful for learning how to write college paper.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible!, September 1, 2008

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I never recieved my item! I am still waiting on the refund so I can re-order it. I need this book for school and a whole course has passed without me using it. As a result points have been shaved off my grade. This is causing me sooooo much grief. I only gave it a star because Amazon was courteous and prompt with me.