Schaum's Easy Outline of Writing and Grammar

Boiled-down essentials of the top-selling Schaum's Outline series for the student with limited time
What could be better than the bestselling Schaum's Outline series? For students looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, it would have to be Schaum's Easy Outline series. Every book in this series is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its predecessor. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, each new title features a streamlined and updated format and the absolute essence of the subject, presented in a concise and readily understandable form.
Graphic elements such as sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights stress selected points from the text, illuminate keys to learning, and give students quick pointers to the essentials.

• Designed to appeal to underprepared students and readers turned off by dense text
• Cartoons, sidebars, icons, and other graphic pointers get the material across fast
• Concise text focuses on the essence of the subject
• Delivers expert help from teachers who are authorities in their fields
• Perfect for last-minute test preparation
• So small and light that they fit in a backpack!

About the author

William C. Spruiell teaches English at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. He has a Ph.D., from Rice University in linguistics, with BA and MA from University of Florida. He formerly taught at Western Carolina and University of Houston. Spruiell is an expert in grammar with many publications and paper presentations and currently teaches both grammar and composition courses. He is a member of the Language Commission of the National Council of Teachers of English.

Product details

• Authors: William Spruiell, William C. Spruiell, Spruiell William, Dorothy Zemach, Dorothy E. Zemach
• Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2001
• EAN: 9780071372077
• ISBN: 978-0-07-137207-7
• No. of pages: 130
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 217 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 163 g
• Series: Schaum's Easy Outlines
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Social sciences, law, business > Business > Advertising, marketing; Englisch, Fremdsprachenerwerb: schriftlicher Ausdruck