Writing

This rhetorically organized reader leads beginning student writers from the elements of good writing through the patterns of development, including a range of excellent models thro… More

Class-tested with more than 10,000 students, READING CONTEXT features challenging essays from a broad spectrum of disciplines and assignment sequences that encourage students to re… More

This riveting true story is the first major narrative detailing the exploration of North America by Spanish conquistadors (1528-1536). The author, Alvar Núñez Cabeza de… More

In Follow the Story, bestselling author and journalist James B. Stewart teaches you the techniques of compelling narrative writing.

It is the indispensable guide to … More

THE DECISIVE WRITER is about decisions--the kinds of decisions writers make every time they express their thoughts on paper. This brief, first edition rhetoric prepares students to… More

This book offers comprehensive coverage of the creative process and the technical aspects of writing poetry. Filled with practical advice and numerous examples, Writing Poems<… More

THE RINEHART READER offers works that will challenge, inform, and simulate student writing. Many of the selections included are classics in the sense of being established works by … More

Even in 1934, Dorothea Brande knew that most writers didn't need another book on "technique" -- and this, before so many more would be published. No, she realized, as John Gardner… More