Writing, Reading, and Research

Interspersing instructional text with topical readings, and ending with a research handbook, this textbook covers the skills involved in composing a research paper. With chapters on reading strategies, paraphrasing, summarizing, synthesizing, analyzing, finding sources, interviews, quotation, revision, argument, citations, and formats, each step of the process is described and then illustrated with examples of student and professional writing. The authors are affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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This undergraduate text views the three activities of the title as closely and symbiotically linked in a process that is central to a college education. New to this edition is a thorough introduction to computer-related resources, including ways to find sources electronically and to access sources that are themselves electronic. Citation information has been updated to include electronic texts and reflect changes in the latest edition of . Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Richard Veit (Ph.D and MA from University of Iowa) is a full professor in the University of North Carolina's English Department where he as taught for many years. He is also the author of DISCOVERING ENGLISH GRAMMAR, 2nd Edition (Longman, 1999); RESEARCH: THE STUDENT'S GUIDE TO WRITING RESEARCH PAPERS , 4th Edition (Longman, 2004); and THE LITTLE WRITING BOOK (Prentice Hall, 1982).

Christopher Gould (Ph.D and MA from University of South Carolina) is also a long-time professor at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, where he is currently Director of the Center for Faculty Leadership. He has also authored CRITICAL ISSUES ON CONTEMPORARY CULTURE (Longman, 1986).