Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing: Writing for Social Scientists, Third Edition : How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article (Edition 3) (Paperback)

from TLCrawford

I love books about writing, which is one reason I have so many of them. After reading Becker's Writing for Social Scientists I understand that reading them is also part of my ritual to avoid actually writing. For me Becker's book is one of the most useful books on writing I have found in decades ...

from ajungherr

A helpful book about the travails of academic writing. Especially strong on the social circumstances and constraints academics of to write or "type" in.

from TLCrawford

I love books about writing, which is one reason I have so many of them. After reading Becker's Writing for Social Scientists I understand that reading them is also part of my ritual to avoid actually writing. For me Becker's book is one of the most useful books on writing I have found in decades ...

from MorganGMac

More inspirational than useful but still worth reading. Becker gives advice geared toward grad students and young professionals on the importance of editing for clarity, avoiding language that attempts to sound academic but is in reality merely ambiguous, and continually re-writing papers. He als...