A Pocket Style Manual (Spiral-bound)

by Diana Hacker (Author)

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The first of its kind, A Pocket Style Manual continues to help student writers get answers to their writing and research questions. Its concise and straightforward content is flexible enough to suit the needs of writers in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, health professions, business courses, fine arts, teacher training courses, and beyond. Its slim format, brief length, and spiral binding make it a portable and practical tool. With its signature Diana Hacker quick-reference features, A Pocket Style Manual has always provided quick solutions to writing problems. Supplemented by the best free and open Web resources, A Pocket Style Manual offers the best value for students.

In the Hacker tradition, the new contributing authors — Nancy Sommers, Tom Jehn, Jane Rosenzweig, and Marcy Carbajal Van Horn — have crafted solutions for the challenges today’s college students face. Together they give us a new edition that provides more help with research writing and one that works better for a wider range of students.

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Product Details Spiral-bound: 288 pages Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's; 5th edition (January 14, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0312452756 ISBN-13: 978-0312452759 Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 4.5 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,509 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in this category: (What's this?) #10 in  Books > Reference > Writing > Writing Skills

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 47 of 50 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars Great for STARTERS only!, April 22, 2002 By  Chicago Diva (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: A Pocket Style Manual (Writing Guides) (Spiral-bound) Good little book, but I'll take her full version any day for upper COLLEGE LEVEL and grad school level work ("A Writer's Reference"), even at twice the price. It's been worth every dollar I paid for it and then some! I've used many ref guides: Ms. Hacker outstrips them all by light years. But this little guy is very handy, and will get you where you need to go with citations and such as long as you're into basics. PERFECT for high schoolers and for freshmen/sophs in college, but beyond that: GET THE BIG BOOK ("A Writer's Reference")! It's too good to pass up! 30 of 31 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, succinct coverage of style and grammar, February 6, 1999 By A Customer This review is from: A Pocket Style Manual (Paperback) I highly recommend this manual--it is very useful for undergraduates, graduate students, and those in the professional world. Some handbooks cover a lot of material but tend to be bulky and intimidating. Hacker's manual, in contrast, is clear, succinct, and non-intimidating. It covers the fine points of grammar, style, essay and research paper writing, and MLA documentation. If I had to recommend one reference book in English style and grammar to own, I would choose this one. I am a Graduate Student in the M.A. English program at Holy Names College and this manual is helping me get through the Program! Note: if you have a few more dollars to spend, get A Writer's Reference. Third Edition. by Hacker...It is an expanded version of the Pocket Style Manual, adding such subjects as ESL trouble spots, preparing Outlines, etc. It also comes with helpful tab dividers for easy reference use. 22 of 23 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for any student! Do not pass up!, February 28, 2003 By  "kimmax" (TX United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: Pocket Style Manual: Updated With Apas 2001 Guidelines (Spiral-bound) I have taught high school junior English for 16 years, and Hacker's manual is the best I've found...by far. First, since many schools have abandoned grammar altogether, many students have little grasp on basic skills. This manual allows students to take a refresher course, complete with detailed examples. Also, this manual helps students with tedious writing strategies that are not taught in some schools. For example, voice, tense, person and tone are all covered, as well as transitions, introductions and effective conclusions. It's easy to read and understand. Finally, in the area of research, MLA, APA and Chicago are all covered. In this fashion, one can compare and easily see the differences each style requires. Often, a student is taking 3 different classes that require 3 different formats. This book succinctly transcends from one to the next. An invaluable section is that of citations. It teaches how to cite, how to avoid plagiarism, and also how to integrate quotations into your paper. Many students don't know how to paraphrase, as some teachers allow copying straight from the encyclopedia to the notebook paper! This book show you how!Finally, for the visually dependent, Hacker includes a sample page of a title page,works cited page, and a first page. A final note in this computer age, Hacker keeps up with the Internet and helps the student with any and all websites and databases. This alone is invaluable. Be sure you get the most updated version. This is the third edition, and I have all my juniors use it. I call it our "mini bible."		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 2.0 out of 5 stars Rip off I bought this product because my class needed it. Although I never used it much and regret ever buying this because of my English class, it is somewhat useful in its own little... Read more Published 2 months ago by Pengxin Liu 5.0 out of 5 stars Quick resource This is a very good book for those that have limited time to master APA style. However, it still managed to be very comprehensive. Read more Published 3 months ago by Abraham A. Salinas 5.0 out of 5 stars Very handy and worth every penny! The Pocket Style Manual is the best compiled notes ever for any English class from junior high to college. Read more Published 4 months ago by Taoist Monk 5.0 out of 5 stars The best book for college This is by far the best book i have ever bought. I had classes and it was never required so i never bought it. Read more Published 5 months ago 1.0 out of 5 stars Generic and trite Way to costly (even used at $2) for the quality of information inside; you can go online to learn how to write bibliography in APA, etc style. Read more Published 5 months ago by R. Robinson 5.0 out of 5 stars Really great, I'm buying my own copy! I am in highschool taking an AP english course and we write a lot of essays and do a lot of proofreading. Read more Published 5 months ago by ES 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent APA GUIDE. If you are in college working on a paper that requires you to utilize the APA style, this booklet is a life saver. Published 6 months ago by Rheadawn Brown 4.0 out of 5 stars Straightforward Guide; Expanded Fifth Edition A Pocket Style Manual covers five sections on writing: clarity, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and--the most important of all--citations. Read more Published 9 months ago by Shannon 1.0 out of 5 stars Pointless I had to buy this book for a class, and it is pointless. All the information can be found for free online, so it is pretty much a waste of $20. Published 9 months ago by Lyndsay Bezner 5.0 out of 5 stars Great Tool for Your Writing I am excited to use the MLA tools in this pocket guide for writing my college papers. There is so much in this little book, and was worth ever cent of my purchase. Read more Published 11 months ago by B. Rafferty Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 288 pages
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's; 5th edition (January 14, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312452756
• ISBN-13: 978-0312452759
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 4.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,509 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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47 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great for STARTERS only!, April 22, 2002

By	Chicago Diva (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Pocket Style Manual (Writing Guides) (Spiral-bound)

Good little book, but I'll take her full version any day for upper COLLEGE LEVEL and grad school level work ("A Writer's Reference"), even at twice the price. It's been worth every dollar I paid for it and then some! I've used many ref guides: Ms. Hacker outstrips them all by light years.
But this little guy is very handy, and will get you where you need to go with citations and such as long as you're into basics. PERFECT for high schoolers and for freshmen/sophs in college, but beyond that: GET THE BIG BOOK ("A Writer's Reference")! It's too good to pass up!

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, succinct coverage of style and grammar, February 6, 1999

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This review is from: A Pocket Style Manual (Paperback)

I highly recommend this manual--it is very useful for undergraduates, graduate students, and those in the professional world. Some handbooks cover a lot of material but tend to be bulky and intimidating. Hacker's manual, in contrast, is clear, succinct, and non-intimidating. It covers the fine points of grammar, style, essay and research paper writing, and MLA documentation. If I had to recommend one reference book in English style and grammar to own, I would choose this one. I am a Graduate Student in the M.A. English program at Holy Names College and this manual is helping me get through the Program! Note: if you have a few more dollars to spend, get A Writer's Reference. Third Edition. by Hacker...It is an expanded version of the Pocket Style Manual, adding such subjects as ESL trouble spots, preparing Outlines, etc. It also comes with helpful tab dividers for easy reference use.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for any student! Do not pass up!, February 28, 2003

By	"kimmax" (TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pocket Style Manual: Updated With Apas 2001 Guidelines (Spiral-bound)

I have taught high school junior English for 16 years, and Hacker's manual is the best I've found...by far.

First, since many schools have abandoned grammar altogether, many students have little grasp on basic skills. This manual allows students to take a refresher course, complete with detailed examples. Also, this manual helps students with tedious writing strategies that are not taught in some schools. For example, voice, tense, person and tone are all covered, as well as transitions, introductions and effective conclusions. It's easy to read and understand. Finally, in the area of research, MLA, APA and Chicago are all covered. In this fashion, one can compare and easily see the differences each style requires. Often, a student is taking 3 different classes that require 3 different formats. This book succinctly transcends from one to the next.

An invaluable section is that of citations. It teaches how to cite, how to avoid plagiarism, and also how to integrate quotations into your paper. Many students don't know how to paraphrase, as some teachers allow copying straight from the encyclopedia to the notebook paper! This book show you how!Finally, for the visually dependent, Hacker includes a sample page of a title page,works cited page, and a first page.

A final note in this computer age, Hacker keeps up with the Internet and helps the student with any and all websites and databases. This alone is invaluable. Be sure you get the most updated version. This is the third edition, and I have all my juniors use it. I call it our "mini bible."