Quick Access: Reference for Writers (6th Edition) [Spiral-bound]

Lynn Quitman Troyka (Author), Douglas Hesse (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0205664814 | ISBN-13: 978-0205664818 | Publication Date: February 21, 2009 | Edition: 6th

Quick Access: Reference for Writers offers easy, efficient access to the information you need about the writing process, from mastering grammar to using correct punctuation, from writing research papers to documenting sources, and from writing for the Web to writing using visuals. It will give you balanced coverage of all aspects of writing and well as easy to use research and documentation sections that provide strategies to help you in your courses.

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About the Author

Lynn Quitman Troyka, Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Program in Language and Literature at the City College (CCNY) of the City University of New York (CUNY), has also taught at Queensborough Community College. Former editor of the Journal of Basic Writing, she has had her writing and research published in major journals and various scholarly collections. She also conducts workshops in the teaching of writing. Journal of Basic Writing, she has had her writing and research published in major journals and various scholarly collections. She also conducts workshops in the teaching of writing.  Dr. Troyka is a past chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC); the Two-Year College Association (TYCA) of the National Council of Teachers (NCTE); the College Section of NCTE; and the Writing Division of the Modern Language Association (MLA). She received the 2001 CCCC Exemplar Award, the highest CCCC award for scholarship, teaching, and service; the Rhetorician of the Year Award; and the TYCA Pickett Award for Service.

 

Doug Hesse, Professor of English and Director of Writing at the University of Denver, previously held several positions at Illinois State University, including Director of the Honors and Writing Programs, and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching. Dr. Hesse earned his PhD from the University of Iowa. He has also taught at the University of Findlay, Miami University (as Wiepking Distinguished Visiting Professor), and Michigan Tech.  Dr. Hesse is a past chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), the nation’s largest professional association of college writing instructors. A past president, as well, of the Council of Writing Program Administrators (WPA), Dr. Hesse edited that organization’s journal, Writing Program Administration. He has been a member of the executive committee of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and chaired the Modern Language Association (MLA) Division on Teaching as a Profession.  He is the author of over fifty articles and book chapters, in such journals as College Composition and Communication, College English, JAC, Rhetoric Review, and the Journal of Teaching Writing and in such books as Essays on the Essay; Writing Theory and Critical Theory; The Writing Program Administrator’s Sourcebook; Literary Nonfiction; The Private, the Public, and the Published; and Passions, Pedagogies, and 21st Century Technologies.  The writing program he directs at the University of Denver is only one of twenty five internationally to receive the CCCC Certificate of Excellence.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 552 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 6th edition (February 21, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205664814
• ISBN-13: 978-0205664818
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful book, April 9, 2010

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Going to William Penn College for Working adults I have used this book in a multitude of classes. I ordered it through my college's bookstore and am kicking myself for the money I wasted doing that.

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4.0 out of 5 stars How to Write in Numerous Formats, May 11, 2010

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This book is a reference manual for the many types of writing styles approved by today's universities. This gives you well written examples of each writing styles and how to give credit to authors of different media.

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost like new, September 25, 2011

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This review is from: Quick Access: Reference for Writers (6th Edition) (Spiral-bound)

This book showed minimal signs of wear. It's a handy little book although my teacher doesn't use it very often. Buying it online was a ton cheaper than buying it at the book store!