This pocket-sized, spiralbound handbook emphasizing thinking and writing is an inexpensive, handy reference manual for use in composing papers in all disciplines. More than a style manual, Scribner Essentials begins with a detailed chapter on the reading, thinking and writing processes - unique coverage in a handbook of this size. The authors" believe that these processes are interrelated and support each other while demonstrating how writers actually write. Reference chapters apply grammar principles to writing skills and include a separate section on ESL. The book also offers current research and Internet coverage along with sections on Writing in the Disciplines and Writing for the Web. The Scribner Essentials employs the same thoughtful yet practical style that has made a success of DiYanni and Hoy"s Scribner Handbook for Writers. For writers of all ages and skill levels.