The Beacon Handbook and Desk Reference
Robert Perrin(Author)
Houghton Mifflin (Academic) (Publisher)
6th Edition
Published on 21. August 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
784 pages
978-0-618-21849-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Beacon Handbook and Desk Reference is a compact, up-to-date guide to a broad range of issues related to writing. With an accessible, non-technical style, Beacon discusses the writing process, critical thinking, grammar, usage, punctuation, mechanics, and the research process, illustrating these principles with both student and professional samples. It includes standard coverage for mid-sized handbooks, including research planning and documentation, writing about literature, English-as-a-second-language, the essay examination, business writing, and document design. Highlights of this sixth edition includes: - New! Expanded coverage of argumentation Chapter 5, now entitled "Critical Thinking and Argumentation," has been heavily updated to further emphasise the argumentative essay - New! Expanded and Updated Research Coverage Chapters 31-33 have been completely revised to incorporate the latest information on electronic research and documenting electronic sources - New! Four-colour chapter on document design. Chapter 34, "Document Design and Manuscript Preparation," includes detailed advice on designing print documents as well as designing web sites
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Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Publishing group
Houghton Mifflin
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
657 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-618-21849-3 (9780618218493)
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Previous edition
Robert Perrin
The Beacon Handbook and Desk Reference
Book
12/1999
5th Edition
Houghton Mifflin (Academic)
€39.75
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Content
Chapters 1. Planning 2. Drafting 3. Revising 4. Paragraphs 5. Critical Thinking and Writing 6. Parts of Speech 7. Sentences 8. Fragments 9. Comma Splices and Fused Sentences 10. Agreement 11. Parallelism 12. Pronoun Reference 13. Pronoun Case 14. Document Design and Manuscript Preparation 15. Positioning Modifiers 16. Verb Tenses 17. Adjectives and Adverbs 18. Sentence Variety 19. Emphasis 20. Diction 21. End 22. Punctuation 23. Commas 24. Semicolons and Colons 25. Apostrophes 26. Other Marks of Punctuation 27. Capitals 28. talics 29. Quotation Marks 30. Numbers and Abbreviations 31. Spelling 32. Topic, Research, and Note 33. Taking 34. Works-Cited Entries 35. Organising, Writing, and Documenting 36. Document Design