Patterns for College Writing: A Rhetorical Reader and Guide
During their longstanding collaboration, Laurie Kirszner and StephenMandell have produced a number of best-selling college texts forBedford/St. Martin’s, includingFoundations First: Sentences and Paragraphs,Writing First: Practice in Context, andFocus on Writing. Laurie Kirsznerteaches composition, literature, and creative writing at the University ofthe Sciences. Stephen Mandell is the founder and former director of the basicwriting program at Drexel University, where he teaches composition, literature,and technical and business writing.