Buying Books Online

Many students wish to buy books online to save money. There are advantages and disadvantages to doing so. Remember that when you buy books from an online vendor rather than The Bookworm or Books That Matter, you will have to pay shipping and handling; you may not get immediate delivery; and you will have to give a credit card number out over the Internet. Beware! If are concerned about giving out information over the Internet, I recommend using a payment intermediate service like www.paypal.com, which will let you pay directly from your credit card or bank account without giving your credit card number out over the Internet.

If you must order books online, make sure to match the ISBN numbers exactly. This is the only way to guarantee that you are getting the right edition of the book for your course.

I also recommend that you pay for premium (first-class) shipping rather than "media mail," which can take up to three weeks to be delivered. A few extra bucks ensures you'll have them on time for class.

(Page last updated 08/10/2009)

Fall 2009 (please note that none of these online syllabi are updated yet...just the book lists.)

CRTW 201
  • Nosich, Gerald. Learning to Think Things Through 3rd ed. Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0-13-813242-9.
  • Harris, Muriel, ed. Prentice Hall Reference Guide to Grammar and Usage. 6th or 7th ed. Prentice Hall (Eagle edition or Tillman edition)
  • Rosenwasser, David, & Jill Stephen. Writing Analytically. 5th ed. Thomson/Wadsworth. ISBN: 1-4282-2989-2.
  • Wilson, Edward O. The Future of Life. Vintage. ISBN: 0-679-76811-4.
ENGL 622: Seminar in Malory
Course calendar is updated; syllabus and assignments are not (yet)
  • Vinaver, ed. The Works of Sir Thomas Malory, 2nd ed. (ISBN 0-192-81217-3)
  • Shepherd, ed. Morte Darthur. Norton Critical Edition. (ISBN 0-393-97464-2)
  • Walker Percy, Lancelot (ISBN 0-312-24307-3)
  • White, The Once and Future King (Ace, 1987) ISBN 0-441-62740-4
  • Field, The Life and Times of Sir Thomas Malory (ISBN 0-859-91566-2)
WRIT 501: Writing for Electronic Media
Calendar and syllabus are not yet updated
  • Lynch and Horton, Web Style Guide 3rd edition (Yale); ISBN 0-300-13737-0
  • Garrand, Writing for Electronic Media (Focal); ISBN 0-240-80822-3
  • Eisner, Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative (Norton); ISBN 978-0-393-33127-1
  • Moore, Watchmen (DC Comics); ISBN 0-930-28923-4
  • Jacobson & Colón, The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation (Hill & Wang); ISBN 0809057395
  • Recommended if you're the artistic type with drawing talent: Abel & Madden, Drawing Words, Writing Pictures (First Second); ISBN 1-596-43131-8