Bedford Basics: A Workbook for Writers - Softcover

Hacker, Diana; Van Goor, Wanda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1457648571 ISBN 13: 9781457648571

Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2012

Synopsis

Based on surveys with more than 1,000 first-year college students, Bedford Basics fosters good habits for college writers, taking into account all types of students, from distance learners, to those in classroom, to those learning independently and using the book on their own.

About this title

About the Author:

Diana Hacker personally class-tested her handbooks with nearly four thousand students over thirty-five years at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland, where she was a member of the English faculty. Hacker handbooks, built on innovation and on a keen understanding of the challenges facing student writers, are the most widely adopted in America. Hacker handbooks, all published by Bedford/St. Martin’s, include The Bedford Handbook, Eighth Edition (2010); A Writer’s Reference, Seventh Edition (2011); Rules for Writers, Sixth Edition (2008); and A Pocket Style Manual, Fifth Edition (2008).

About this edition

• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1457648571
• ISBN 13: 9781457648571
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 456