{"product_id":"academic-writing-now-a-brief-guide-for-busy-students-second-edition-paperback","title":"Academic Writing Now: A Brief Guide for Busy Students - Second Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Starkey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second edition of Academic Writing Now provides current MLA and APA citation guides and updated and improved student exercises. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcademic Writing Now: A Brief Guide for Busy Students\u003c\/em\u003e is a rhetoric designed to cover the basics of a college writing course in a concise, student-friendly format. Each chapter concentrates on a crucial element of composing an academic essay and is capable of being read in a single sitting. The book is loaded with \"timesaver tips,\" ideas for making the most of the student's time, along with occasional warnings to avoid common errors made by student writers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach short chapter concludes with questions and suggestions designed to trigger class discussion. David Starkey's rhetoric is also available in an edition with 23 thought-provoking readings that serve as models for analysis and discussion: Academic Writing Now - with Readings\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second edition has been updated throughout, with special attention to making the book even better suited to accelerated and co-requisite composition courses. MLA citation style has been updated to reflect 2021 changes, and a current APA citation guide is new to the second edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Starkey\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of English at Santa Barbara City College, where he served as Director of Composition and Creative Writing. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eCreative Writing: Four Genres in Brief\u003c\/em\u003e and the editor of \u003cem\u003eTeaching Accelerated and Corequisite Composition\u003c\/em\u003e and two collections of scholarly essays on composition and creative writing: \u003cem\u003eTeaching Writing Creatively\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGenre by Example: Writing What We Teach\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50450445795565,"sku":"9781554815098","price":49.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/academic-writing-now-a-brief-guide-for-busy-students-second-edition-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}