The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers (14th Edition) Book

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by: John Grossman

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Average Rating: Rating: - In league with the MLA style manual! Being the owner of several style books, e.g., MLA Style Manual et al; I have to say that this style book in question, i.e., The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers (14th Edition) by John Grossman(Preface) is one of the better style books that are available for purchase. The book starts out with a well developed table of contents. The preface written by the managing editor, i.e., John Grossman is very well written and is not stuffy or overly pretentious which is nice. The first part of the stylebook talks about the art of bookmaking and everything that is involved in this art. Amongst these are the parts of the book, manuscript preparation and copyediting, proofs and rights of permission. The second section deals with style, i.e., rules regarding writing that incorporate punctuation, spelling and distinctive treatment of words, names and terms, numbers, foreign languages in type, quotations, illustrations, tables, mathematics in type, abbreviations, notes and bibliographies, author date citations and reference lists and last but not least indexes. The final part of the book is called production and printing and include the following sections: design and typography, composition, printing, binding and papermaking. In the end of the book there are also three sections that can be considered very helpful these being: glossary of technical terms, bibliography, and a well developed index. Rating: - The must-have book for professionals and college students THE CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE is one of those books that no professional - writer, publisher, scientist, lawyer, teacher - should be without. At nearly 900 pages, it covers almost any writing issue you can imagine, from the huge range of different requirements for citations to pluralizing foreign words to dealing with mathematics in type. Of course, the more common problems of spelling, grammar, and punctuation are discussed exhaustively as well. Divided into three parts (Bookmaking, Style, and Production and Printing), the target readership is without doubt those in the book trade; however, the style section is by far the largest and most useful for the average person. My only problem with this volume is accessibility. It's not always easy to find the section dealing with a particular problem. For example, you may have to wade through several pages before you can determine which version of a citation is correct for your situation. Despite this difficulty, I cannot deduct a star from my rating since no other book compares in scope and accuracy when it comes to the mechanics of writing. I highly recommend this book for anyone who writes articles, technical papers, or books as part of his or her profession. College students should consider buying it as a reference tool that will never steer them wrong. Rating: - No stall. No style. Yes. You thinking about buying this book. Now, dont get me wrong. You are in need of help. For anyreason. Now, if you need writing Im never in need of this or what ever. Anyway I dont even care. Now Chicago style is very comprehension and mit. The factor we often forget with race or problems is grammar and those who dont HAVE a dream, By this Im not talking to you directly nor do I expect you to talk to me. Whoever is yelling at you is no relation to me. Chicago. And.

The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers (14th Edition) Book

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