Nuke Business Resources » BizStore » Books, Music, DVD, Groceries, Jewelry, Pet Supplies, Kitchen, Housewares, PC, Hardware, Games, Sporting Goods


	Market Place • Business to Business • Society & Culture • Home & Family • Fun & Entertainment • Health & Fitness • Marketing & Ads • Money & Employment • Sports & Recreation • Computing & Internet


	Amazon 0 items Cart Value: 0.00 • Apparel • Automotive • Baby • Beauty • Books • Camera & Photo • Classical Music • DVD • Electronics • Gourmet Food • Groceries & Supplies • Personal Health Care • Jewelry • Kitchen & Housewares • Magazines • Music • Musical Instruments • Office Products • Outdoor Living • PC Hardware • Pet Supplies • Restaurants • Software • Sporting Goods • Tools & Hardware • Toys • VHS • VideoGames • Wireless • Wireless Accessories

BizStore » Books, Music, DVD, Groceries, Jewelry, Pet Supplies, Kitchen, Housewares, PC, Hardware, Games, Sporting Goods


	BizStore » Book The Writer's Presence: A Pool of Readings List Price: N/A Our Price: $51.00 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's Author(s): Donald McQuade, Robert Atwan Average Customer Rating: (based on 3 reviews) Price Check: $52.01 Buy at eCampus $62.99 Buy at BestPrices.com $1.00 Buy at eBay $15.50 Buy at eBay $20.00 Buy at eBay Product Description: Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 808.0427 EAN: 9780312433864 ISBN: 0312433867 Label: Bedford/St. Martin's Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 960 Publication Date: 2006-01-11 Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's Studio: Bedford/St. Martin's Editorial Review: The readings in The Writer’s Presence are selected exclusively for the quality of the writing. Editors Donald McQuade of the University of California, Berkeley, and Robert Atwan, Series Editor of The Best American Essays scoured hundreds of essays in search of teachable readings with strong voices and clear points of view. The result is a blend of classic pieces by favorites like James Baldwin, Annie Dillard, and Amy Tan; and fresh pieces by rising stars like Michael Pollan, Geeta Kothari, James McBride, and Daniel Harris. The voices in The Writer’s Presence represent different communities, time periods, levels of difficulty, and fields of study, and the topics intersect in intriguing and nuanced ways, giving students the opportunity to think critically and develop their own voices. Organized by type of writing and with minimal apparatus, The Writer’s Presence gives instructors unsurpassed teaching flexibility. With so many exceptional readings and so many ways to teach them, the possibilities are endless. Customer Reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Many of the writings are in the public domain, making this book a typical college textbook rip-off! Comment: This book was required for a writing class I took in college. I am not rating based on the quality of the writings, but on another matter. One interesting thing about this collection is that so many of the works contained in this book are in the public domain and can easily be read online for free or bought elsewhere in print for much cheaper. Or use the public library! Examples: The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson Second Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr. Learning to Read and Write by Frederick Douglass And many more, plus magazine article reprints that are often put online for free reading. I just wanted to make potential buyers aware of this fact before dumping close to $60 into something in which much of its contents are free. I bet you could buy all the copyrighted works in individual print separately for far less than this collection as a whole. Like nearly all textbooks, this book is a true rip-off, and costs far more than it is worth. If it wasn't used in college, it would probably be a $20 book, if that. If your class requires it, then I guess you are a victim like the rest of us, be sure to buy used. If you are not required to buy it, don't! Don't support the publishers that gouge the students just because they know they can get away with it! Just my 2 cents. Customer Rating: Summary: This is a PHENOMENAL collection of phenomenal writing. Comment: I found this book at my favorite bookstore and have been reading it from cover to cover since. Though it's apparently used for classes, if you love reading and especially writing, then this book has ALL examples of the finest in every category. It is a winner and I only put it down to write this brief review! I am so glad that I picked it up, I saw others but they dull in comparison. I have the 4th edition and don't really see the need for the 5th since I'm reading it for pleasure and it's much cheaper and easier to find too! I hope that you enjoy it as much as I am right now. Customer Rating: Summary: Great book for college students Comment: This book is amazing it includes the greatest essays i have ever read. I am studying in college and this book is requiered. For people who like to analize and enjoy reading short essays this is great; the different type of topics is very wide and the opinions from one writer to the other have a huge gap, which offers a variety of points of view. Related Items • A Writer's Reference • The Little, Brown Handbook (10th Edition) (MyCompLab Series) • The Bedford Handbook • MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Sixth Edition • Rules for Writers Based on Amazon Store Manager Copyright © 2005 - 2009 Nuke Business Resources