Rules of Thumb with Electronic Tutor CD-ROM [Spiral-bound]

Jay Silverman (Author), Elaine Hughes (Author), Diana Roberts Wienbroer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 12, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0072515791 | ISBN-13: 978-0072515794 | Edition: 5th

Brevity and practicality are the hallmarks of "Rules of Thumb", the reference handbook that students turn to, again and again, throughout their college and professional lives. "Rules of Thumb" offers advice on the writing and research process, as well as specific guidance on punctuation, mechanics, usage, and a wide variety of common assignments.

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About the Author

A graduate of Amherst College and the University of Virginia, Jay Silverman has received fellowhsips from the Fulbright-Hayes Foundation, the Andrew Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He has taught at Vriginia Highlands Community College and at Nassau Community College where he received the Honors Program award for Excellence in Teaching. Elaine Hughes came to New York City from Mississippi in 1979 to attend a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar at Columbia Uniersity. She has taught writing for more than 25 years--primarily at Hinds Community College in Raymond, Mississippi, and at Nassau Community College--and has conducted writing workshops for many organizations. She is the author of WRITING FROM THE INNER SELF. As Chair of the English Department of Nassau Community College for six years, Diana Roberts Wienbroer coordinated a department of 150 faculty members and served on the Executive Council of the Association of Departments of English. Besides teaching writing for over thirty years, both in Texas and New York, she has studied and taught film criticism. She is also the author of THE McGRAW-HILL GUIDE TO ELECTRONIC RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION, 1997.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 200 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill College; 5th edition (September 12, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072515791
• ISBN-13: 978-0072515794
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,217,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and quick reference in one easy to use package, July 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Rules of Thumb: A Guide for Writers (Spiral-bound)

This book provides a complete, easy to understand description of all aspects of grammatically correct writing. But what makes this book truly exceptional is the integral quick reference guides in every chapter that allow you to make a quick check when you are in the midst of your writing project. I have not found any other book that works this well for me; I have used it in place of the corresponding required text for my college English classes.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quick and easy to use., January 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Rules of Thumb: A Guide for Writers (Paperback)

In my line of work, I often find myself in the position of writing for others as well as myself: letters, paragraphs and sometimes longer pieces. Rules of Thumb is exactly what I need as someone who loves grammar, but has been out of school for 15+ years and needs a quick...you guessed it..."rule of thumb" on a particular topic. I highly recommend it for the workplace. The pages are laid out in such a way that merely thumbing through the book allows your eye to land on the topic you're looking for. When all you need is a quick reminder, or even consise 'how, why, when and where' examples -- this is the book to choose!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grammar and style rules in an easy-to-use format., November 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Rules of Thumb: A Guide for Writers (Paperback)

I am a college English teacher and I use this as a required text for a course about writing a reasearch paper. I like it because it combines the rules of MLA style with some very practical grammar rules and also includes guidelines for library research.