The first situation-based 3-in-1 writing guide (including a rhetoric, reader, and research manual), Cheryl Glenn’s The Harbrace Guide to Writing Concise Edition infuses the common genres and strategies with a rhetorical awareness in the context of actual local situations.

The Harbrace Guide to Writing Concise Edition translates rhetorical theory into easy-to-follow (and easy-to-teach) techniques that help sharpen students, ability to observe what words, assertions, or opinions might work best with a particular audience in a specific situation.