Focus on Writing: Paragraphs and Essays
During their more than 25-year collaboration, LAURIE KIRSZNER and STEPHEN MANDELL have produced a number of best-selling college texts for Bedford/St. Martin's, includingFoundations First: Sentences and Paragraphs(2008),Writing First: Practice in Context(2009),Patterns for College Writing(2010), andPractical Argument(2011). Laurie Kirszner teaches composition, literature, and creative writing at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Stephen Mandell is the founder and former director of the basic writing program at Drexel University, where he teaches composition, literature, and technical and business writing.