Literature & Fiction, Fiction, Writing Skills, Creative Writing & Composition 

Freshman Composition and other writing courses, including courses with an emphasis on writing across the curriculum.Designed to serve as the core text in college composition programs and as a handy reference throughout college, this comprehensive handbook begins with coverage of the writing process, and then treats all aspects of grammar, punctuation, and style. The Simon & Schuster Handbook includes chapters on critical reading and thinking, the research process, writing across the curriculum, and writing argument. Like the second edition, the revision is based on the latest research in composition and takes a thoroughly modern approach to the teaching of writing. The unparalleled supplements package features the Annotated Instructor's Edition of the handbook, a resource that has become indispensable in many composition programs. - from Amzon