Rules for Writers with 2016 MLA Update

This book was required for a college prep class I took last spring. This is a great book with a lot of info and examples on writing. It's geared mostly towards MLA but there is some APA tips too. Only complaint is I wish the book was bigger. It's super thick but the actual dimensions were really small; like a medium sized novel or a smaller Bible. It would get buried in my backpack a lot because of how small it is.

This book was required for a college prep class I took last spring. This is a great book with a lot of info and examples on writing. It's geared mostly towards MLA but there is some APA tips too. Only complaint is I wish the book was bigger. It's super thick but the actual dimensions were really small; like a medium sized novel or a smaller Bible. It would get buried in my backpack a lot because of how small it is.

When you step in college level writing, this book can help you build up the base. clear outline, easy to find out your topic. quality book can hold your writing in long way.

in decent enough shape

Needed this textbook for English 1101 and at my school bookstore it was listed at $54 brand new, so I saved myself a few bucks by ordering via Amazon. It arrived the same day. Exactly the book I needed. Textbooks on Amazon is the way to go! I put it next to an average sized bookbag for size. The spiral is very neat and easy to turn. :)

You seriously cannot survive college essays without this handbook. Most professors I have prefer MLA format and are very strict about correct citations. It has more than just MLA help, there's everything in this book that will assist you with your writing. It's easy to look through and read, very helpful. I always have it by my side when writing a paper.

Even though the isbn is the same it’s actually the wrong version so all my page numbers were off in class. However, a person in class offered to send me the names of the headings so I could track down te right pages to read bc she actually has the right version and we’ve been best friends ever since :)

I had to buy this for a class that I didn't end of using, but I flipped through it to see if I could use for the composition classes that I teach, and it's fine. There's nothing about this that stands out and makes it different from any other MLA or research source. A textbook with a spiral spine is nice, but of course, that brings with it problems anyone would experience with spirals. I prefer the Norton and A Writer's Resource to this. I would recommend for students who do have to use this for a class (or the other two I mentioned) to rent or get the PDF version. To decide which textbook to use as a teacher or writer, I would check the library and compare for yourself.