Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide (perfect-bound) (11th Edition) (Paperback)

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The definitive research paper guide, Writing from Sources combines a traditional and practical approach to the research process with the latest information on electronic research and presentation. Step-by-step instruction in a clear, non-intimidation writing style, takes the reader from the selection and narrowing of a topic, through research, note taking, planning, drafting, revising, to preparation of the finished document.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Longman; 11 edition (January 27, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321236467
• ISBN-13: 978-0321236463
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #492,313 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST Research Paper book available for HS or College!, April 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide (Paperback)

I have been teaching research papers to high school students for six years. Three years ago I was introduced to James Lester's book. I can not believe how it has changed the way I teach and what my students learn. In one book I can go from selecting a topic and gathering data to organizing ideas, writing notes and an outline, and formatting the paper. It includes lenghthy sections on both the MLA and APA styles as well as the footnote, number (endnote), and name and year systems. My students have gone to college and returned to tell me that, according to their professors, their papers were "by far the best one[s] in the class in knowledge of citing sources." I can't give this book any higher praise than that.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Would you like MLA or APA with that?, May 27, 2001

By	C. Doke "crayt1024" (Colorado) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide (Spiral-bound)

"Writing Research Papers: A complete Guide" is essential to those who write these papers often. The first 130 pages serve as a basic review of Information and rot Data collection mixed with organizational schemes, parallelism and whatnot. The last 250 pages discuss in detail Modern language Association (MLA) format and American Psychological Association (APA) format research papers. I personally recommend that you buy the tabbed book, while it is more expensive; it provides easy access to the very difficult APA Reference page material and data. In all honesty, the only real importance to this book is the APA materials, as MLA is intrinsically easy, and most people who pick up this book have already dealt with the basic material, which is at the front of the book. This book offers some use to the more experienced research paper writers, and exponentially more to those with less experience.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lester & Lester, Jr's Writing Research Papers, 10th Ed., December 15, 2002

By	steuben "Literacy Docent" (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide (Writing Research Papers (Spiral), 10th ed) (Spiral-bound)

I've written both MLA and APA research papers, and now I teach research writing. THIS IS THE ONE. I use a textbook (usually focusing on Argument/Rhetoric) and Lester's as the reference. It provides a wealth of solid advice, examples, outlines, guides, visuals and Web site addresses. Even though this as an English course, practically none of my students are English majors... so why teach MLA only when they'll have to use APA (social sciences) or CBE (science majors) in the not too distant future? This book addresses that and includes CMS (Humanities, Fine Arts). The appendix is EXCELLENT with the locations of sources for multiple disciplines ranging from Anthropology to Women's Studies.

If your not an English major (and most aren't) and you want to learn research writing from source material to presentation style, this is the reference book.