The Craft of Research, Fifth Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)

A thoroughly updated edition of a beloved classic that has guided generations of researchers in conducting effective and meaningful research. With more than a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level-from high-school students and first-year undergraduates to advanced graduate students to researchers in business and government.Conceived by seasoned researchers and educators Wayne C.Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, this fundamental work explains how to choose significant topics, pose genuine and productive questions, find and evaluate sources, build sound and compelling arguments, and convey those arguments effectively to others. While preserving the book’s proven approach to the research process, as well as its general structure and accessible voice, this new edition acknowledges the many ways research is conducted and communicated today.Thoroughly revised by Joseph Bizup and William T. F