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The third Canadian edition of The Little Pearson Handbook responds to the need for a compact resource for students who must write assignments in a variety of courses but who are probably not in a writing or composition class--which turns out to be a category that covers almost all students! KEY TOPICS: Thinking as a Writer; Reading Academic Texts; Plan Your Approach; Write Arguments (new); Writing in Academic Genres; Write for Online Courses (new); Revising, Editing, and Proofreading; Designing and Presenting; Research Map: Conducting Research (new); Plan Your Research; Find Sources; Evaluating Sources; Planning Field Research; Using Sources Ethically and Effectively; MLA Documentation; APA Documentation; CMS Documentation; CSE Documentation; IEEE Documentation; Write with Power; Write Concisely; Write with Emphasis; Find the Right Words; Fragments, Run-Ons, and Comma Splices; Subject-Verb Agreement; Verbs; Pronouns; Shifts; Modifiers; Grammar for Multilingual Speakers; Commas; Semicolons and Colons; Dashes and Parentheses; Apostrophes; Quotation Marks; Other Punctuation Marks; Capitalization, Italics, Abbreviations, Numbers MARKET: An essentials handbook suitable for use as a student reference and text for composition courses offered at the college and university level.