The Craft of Research, 4th Edition, 9780226239736
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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    17 October 2016

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Summary

With more than three-quarters of a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level from first-year undergraduates to advanced graduate students to research reporters in business and government learn how to conduct effective and meaningful research. Conceived by seasoned researchers and educators Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, this fundamental work explains how to find and evaluate sources, …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780226239736
ISBN-10:022623973X
Series:Chicago Guides To Writing, Editing And Publishing
Author:Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Imprint:University of Chicago Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Edition:4th
Release Date:17 October 2016
Weight:430g
Dimensions:150mm x 250mm
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Critics Review

A well-constructed, articulate reminder of how important fundamental questions of style and approach, such as clarity and precision, are to all research. –Praise for previous edition “Times Literary Supplement “” I recommend it to my students … and keep a copy close at hand as the first option offered to students who ask, Just how should I begin my research? –Praise for previous edition “Business Library Review “” For those writers in search of solid research to fuel their writing, this well-structured, accessible and affordable book is a gem. –Praise for previous edition “Writer “” Accessible, readable and jargon-free… . “The Craft of Research” pays close attention to readers needs and anxieties. –Praise for previous edition “Teaching in Higher Education “” “A well-constructed, articulate reminder of how important fundamental questions of style and approach, such as clarity and precision, are to all research.”–Praise for previous edition “Times Literary Supplement ” “I recommend it to my students … and keep a copy close at hand as the first option offered to students who ask, ‘Just how should I begin my research?’”–Praise for previous edition “Business Library Review ” “For those writers in search of solid research to fuel their writing, this well-structured, accessible and affordable book is a gem.”–Praise for previous edition “Writer ” -A well-constructed, articulate reminder of how important fundamental questions of style and approach, such as clarity and precision, are to all research.—Praise for previous edition -Times Literary Supplement - -I recommend it to my students … and keep a copy close at hand as the first option offered to students who ask, ‘Just how should I begin my research?’—Praise for previous edition -Business Library Review - -For those writers in search of solid research to fuel their writing, this well-structured, accessible and affordable book is a gem.—Praise for previous edition -Writer - -Accessible, readable and jargon-free… . The Craft of Research pays close attention to readers’ needs and anxieties.—Praise for previous edition -Teaching in Higher Education - “Accessible, readable and jargon-free… . The Craft of Research pays close attention to readers’ needs and anxieties.”–Praise for previous edition “Teaching in Higher Education ” Accessible, readable and jargon-free… . The Craft of Research pays close attention to readers needs and anxieties. –Praise for previous edition “Teaching in Higher Education “”

About The Author

Wayne C. Booth

Wayne C. Booth (1921-2005) was George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor of English at the University of Chicago.

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