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With more than 400,000 copies now in print, The Craft of Research is the unrivaled resource for researchers at every level, from first-year undergraduates to research reporters at corporations and government offices. Seasoned researchers and educators Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams present an updated third edition of their classic handbook, whose first and second editions were written in collaboration with the late Wayne C. Booth. The Craft of Research explains how to build an argument that motivates readers to accept a claim; how to anticipate the reservations of readers and to respond to them appropriately; and how to create introductions and conclusions that answer that most demanding question, “So what?” The third edition includes an expanded discussion of the essential early stages of a research task: planning and drafting a paper. The authors have revised and fully updated their section on electronic research, emphasizing the need to distinguish between trustworthy sources (such as those found in libraries) and less reliable sources found with a quick Web search. A chapter on warrants has also been thoroughly reviewed to make this difficult subject easier for re

Who reads The Craft of Research, Third Edition?

Author

Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, William FitzGerald

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781282069596

Category

reference

Subjects

Reference, Language Learning, Fiction

Rating

4.33 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-24