Most Popular Books by John Langan

College Writing Skills with Readings offers students a practical guide to becoming better writers. From mastering the traditional five-paragraph essay and its variations to learning about the finer points of grammar and punctuation, College Writing Skills with Readings empowers students to take control of their writing and put it to work for them. This new ninth edition brings writing closer to students and helps to take them where they need to go. Whether online or in class, College Writing Skills with Readings offers students the tools to succeed. McGraw-Hill Connect® is a subscription-based learning service accessible online through your personal computer or tablet. Choose this option if your instructor will require Connect to be used in the course. Your subscription to Connect includes the following: • A digital version of the course textbook that saves you time while improving performance. • Access to your instructor’s homework assignments, quizzes, syllabus, notes, reminders, and other important files for the course. • Progress dashboards that quickly show how you are performing on your assignments and tips for improvement. • The option to purchase (for a small fee) a print version of the book. This binder-ready, loose-leaf version includes free shipping. Complete system requirements to use Connect can be found here: http://www.mheducation.com/highered/platforms/connect/training-support-students.html

This best selling sentence-level worktext helps students master the essential grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and usage skills necessary for clear, thoughtful writing. Its flexible format, engaging exercises, and mastery tests have drawn consistent praise.

"In this Release 2026, College Writing Skills with Readings, provides strong writing pedagogy. To help students see the whole picture and walk actively through the steps of the entire writing process, Chapter 7 provides an extended example of one student''s complete writing process, demonstrating the student''s prewriting, organizing, drafting, revision, editing, and resulting (but still evolving) final draft. This chapter culminates Part 1, in which the six preceding chapters offer in-depth instruction about different facets and steps of the writing process from prewriting through revision. Chapter 1 explains why writing is important in all aspects of life. Chapter 2 offers an overview of the writing process. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 break down the steps of the writing process, providing explanations and extensive activities to help students practice, and Chapter 6 helps students understand and apply the Four Bases for revising"-- Provided by publisher.

Grounded in John Langan’s Four Bases – unity, coherence, sentence skills, and support – Exploring Writing employs a unique personalized learning plan to address student deficits in grammar and mechanics and to free instructional time for activities emphasizing writing process and critical thinking.

NOTE: Before purchasing, check with your instructor to ensure you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson''s MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, and registrations are not transferable. To register for and use Pearson''s MyLab & Mastering products, you may also need a Course ID, which your instructor will provide. Used books, rentals, and purchases made outside of Pearson If purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson, the access codes for Pearson''s MyLab & Mastering products may not be included, may be incorrect, or may be previously redeemed. Check with the seller before completing your purchase. For courses in English Composition. This package includes MyWritingLab(tm). The acclaimed rhetorical modes reader, with remarkably detailed writing guidance Best-seller The Longman Reader includes its abundant and highly praised pedagogy as well as a wealth of readings organized by patterns of development (an alternative table of contents organizes them thematically). The opening chapters focus on reading critically and the writing process. The subsequent chapters begin with detailed writing instruction, including an annotated student paper and revision and peer review checklists, and end with professional essays. These new and beloved professional essays range widely in subject matter and approach -- from the humorous to the informative, from personal meditation to argument -- and capture students'' interest while demonstrating specific patterns of development. The Longman Reader shares the same readings and other core material with The Longman Writer. Personalize Learning with MyWritingLab (tm) MyWritingLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts. 0133969886 / 9780133969887 The Longman Reader Plus MyWritingLab with eText - Access Card Package, 11/e Package consists of: 013386295X / 9780133862959 The Longman Reader, 11e 0133944131 / 9780133944136 MyWritingLab with Pearson eText - Glue in Access Card 013394414X / 9780133944143 Inside Star Sticker

Il romanziere di successo Gaetan Cornichon e il collega Michael Harket si scrivono tra loro riguardo la bozza di un nuovo romanzo, e di un anello recentemente acquistato da Cornichon all''asta di un defunto museo dei vampiri. Si tratta delll''anello di Dracula, reso famoso come oggetto di scena negli iconici film horror sul Conte della metà del XX secolo, che si dice sia stato indossato da tutti gli attori famosi che hanno interpretato Dracula, da Lugosi a Lee. Cornichon, ritenendo inizialmente l''oggetto del tutto innocuo, lo indossa e continua a scrivere il suo nuovo libro. Diventa presto chiaro che le narrazioni di Cornichon sono più autobiografiche che immaginarie, e che l''anello è un crescente catalizzatore di forze oscure. Una novella sul vampirismo raccontata attraverso uno stile epistolare moderno che omaggia Dracula, con riferimenti anche a Carmilla, Elizabeth Báthory e numerosi film. L''opera è stata pubblicata in lingua originale, col titolo ''Altered Beast, Altered Me'' nel 2020, nell''antologia ''Final Cuts: New Tales of Hollywood Horror and other Spectacles'' a cura di Ellen Datlow. Edizione Standard, Collana Black Spring, 80 pagine, Illustrazione di copertina di Alessandro Amoruso, Traduzione di Francesca Noto.

The fourth issue of Penumbra, Hippocampus Press''s acclaimed journal of weird fiction, criticism, and poetry contains an abundance of short and powerful tales from such leading writers as Geoffrey Reiter, Michael Aronovitz, Joe Pan, and Scott J. Couturier. The issue also highlights the work of weird writers around the world, from Harris Coverley and Dmitri Akers (Australia) to Norbert Góra (Poland) to Arthur Staaz (Northern Ireland). Among the articles in the issue, Deborah Bridle studies two stories by China Miéville for their probing of the fraught issue of climate change. Peter Straub''s work is analyzed by John C. Tibbetts; his article includes extracts of an interview with Straub. James Goho discusses the weird work of the Irish writer Dorothy Macardle, Marcos Legaria examines lesser-known writings by C. L. Moore, and David Rose illuminates the work of Brian McNaughton. Darrell Schweitzer presents a groundbreaking interview with leading contemporary weird writer John Langan. In a special section, the pulp writer Anthony M. Rud''s story of Australian terror, "Bunyips in the Mulga," is reprinted, with analyses of that work by the Australian scholars Ellen J. Greenham and Duncan Norris. This issue of Penumbra also features the verse of a dozen poets, including Ann K. Schwader, John Shirley, Leigh Blackmore, Wade German, and DJ Tyrer. All in all, the issue provides a rich and varied feast for the devotee of the weird.

The Advanced Reading-Writing Connection will help you become a more effective reader and writer. You will learn, in a nutshell, that good readers (1) recognize a main point and (2) recognize the support for that point, and that good writers (1) make a point and (2) support the point.