The Craft of Research
by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, William FitzGerald · first published 1995
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"With more than three-quarters of a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level-from first-year undergraduates to advanced graduate students to research reporters in business and government-learn how to conduct effective and meaningful research. Conceived by seasoned researchers and educators Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, this fundamental work explains how to find and evaluate sources, anticipate and respond to reader reservations, and integrate these pieces into an argument that stands
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on “Ask HN: Books that changed your life?” ↗When I started my MBA I was recommended The Craft of Research as a good book to help me write better. I relied on it a lot. Later I started using The So What Strategy which I refer to regularly as a consultant. I also spent some time setting up my writing workflow.…
on “Ask HN: What are your favourite frameworks for academic or non-academic writing?” ↗Leadership: Theory and Practice: http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/076192566X/ The Craft of Research: http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0226065847/
on “Ask HN: Books that changed your life?” ↗…stellar credentials or none to start with. So aim to write papers with good science and forever stop worrying about getting marginalized. There are several books that explain bad science. I recommend "Craft of Research", "They Say I Say", and "Demon Haunted World" to start with. The most effective method to get your paper accepted is to make the experimental methods explicit and the data public. This will make your…
on “Ask HN: Best way to publish papers as a non-scholar?” ↗Many years ago I used this as the textbook in a technical writing class: Booth, Colomb, and Williams, The craft of research, University of Chicago Press.
on “Ask HN: Any great books about technical writing?” ↗…Hayden * What is a Document by Michael Buckland * The Commonplace Book by Ann Blair * Make Better Documents by Anil Dash * A Core Calculus for Documents by Will Crichton and Shriram Krishnamurthi * The Craft of Research by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams * Information by Anthony Grafton * The Card Catalog by Carla Hayden * Files: Law and Media Technology by Cornelia Vismann * Living Documentation:…
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