Comments on The Broadview Guide to Writing Even the most useful reference guides are not always, well, shall we say, riveting. A refreshing exception is The Broadview Guide to Writing, which is smart, helpful, and even fun to read. -- Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, authors of They Say / I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing The Broadview Guide to Writingis not only informative and impressive; it is smart--smartly written and smartly designed. -- Dennis Paoli, Co-coordinator, Writing Across the Curriculum, Hunter College, CUNY The Broadview Guideremains the most readable writing guide available--at any price. Moreover, it's sensible, and it's complete. The authors assume nothing, but they don't condescend. -- Jacky Bolding, University of the Fraser Valley [The] reference sections on grammar and usage . cover everything I would ever point out in student writing.

Throughout, the examples are very good; things are specific and well explained. I like the general emphasis on clarity as a criterion for correctness. Overall, the spirit of The Broadview Guideis very appealing: writing as a challenging but creative activity; it need not be mysterious; it can be broken down into parts and understood in steps. -- Bruce Greenfield, Dalhousie University In a market replete with writing guides, this practical book stands out. The [Broadview] Guide. re-energizes this pedagogical field by providing clear and concise explanations supported by examples. -- Anne Quéma, Acadia University There's so much to like here: the sense of proportion, the sensible layout, the precision of the usage notes, the sound stylistic advice, and the examples. The text is clearly informed by the best traditions of composition and rhetoric, but comes across in a disarming fashion with a common sense approach.

Long after the course is over, students will want to keep this book as a manual of style and usage. -- Thomas L. Martin, Department of English, Florida Atlantic University I use The Broadview Guide to Writingwith my students and I plan to continue using it; it's very good--clear without being condescending. And one more thing--my students can actually afford to buy it. -- Jonathan Sadow, State University of New York at Oneonta.