The Curious Writer by Bruce Ballenger is an assignment-oriented, all-in-one rhetoric-reader-handbook that stresses the connections between personal and academic writing. The Curious Writeris written with astrong personal voice that respects students and the writing challenges they face. The revision process is covered throughout the writing assignment chapters. The Curious Writerplacesstrong emphasis on critical reading skills. Up-to-date coverage of computers and the Internet. Strong pedagogical supportconsists of eight full-length writing assignments, numerous shorter writing and reading exercises, and helpful boxed features. The addition ofnew boxed featuressuch asSeeing the Form,Writing with Computers, andInquiring into the Detailshelps to maintain and to build on the strong pedagogical program offered in the first edition.