A Writer's Reference

As a professor at a U.S. university, I recommend this text in every course I teach. You cannot effectively communicate ideas if you cannot write. Knowing fundamentals of writing, then applying standardized writing styles is an essential skill that will not only get students though a college program, but will make them indispensable to future employers.I've used every edition of Hacker's Writer's Reference and have found no other text that is as useful to my students. Of course, they can always purchase the style manual associated with their major field of study, but that won't cover the styles and guides needed to write in courses outside of that major.

If you are a college student, I highly recommend purchasing this book. English classes (and practically all classes because all require writing!) are required throughout a typical four-year college career and this book will help you out in all of them. I'm happy I BOUGHT the book rather than rented it because it has already appeared on multiple syllabi for books I needed for classes. It's easy to comprehend and has labels which are nice for quick and easy searching.I'm happy with sender of this product. I received this book on time and in great condition.Overall, a I was very happy with this purchase!

This handbook is excellent for all college students, and just anyone in general. If you frequently write papers or have to take many english classes this book comes in handy. It has lots of information about writing research papers and how to properly format and edit your paper, and it really helped me. It is one of the few required materials I enjoyed as a purchase, and I can really say it helps you even afterwards, so hold on to this little guide!

Sure, there are a number of online resources and applications that will assist with citations. Though I also like to ensure I understand the appropriate expectations on the various methods and elements of citations typically applied at the college level. This is a thorough and awesome resource that is both complete and able to be navigated with ease. It was required for one of my first college courses and am grateful we crossed paths. If you are looking for a book on citing any of the available sources in the various formats, you can't go wrong with this classic.

Must have for college essays. It has helped me beyond the course it was required for.

Decent price. The binding on the book was not very good, and has come out on the bottom and top. Expected the binding to be in a better condition, but overall the book works, and all of the pages are in good condition.

Both of my sons needed this book for college. They both wanted to keep the book as a reference guide.

Great condition! Thank you!

arrived on time and as described. could not ask for more.

perfect grammar book to help people who study english. There is many useful information in this book and include almost every grammar we will use .

Too expensive..

This book is a must have!

its very useful and helpful but the problem is that it kind of took a while to get to me so if you need this book asap, i would not recommend it.BUT again, its useful!