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McGraw-Hill's Concise Guide to Writing Research Papers by Carol Ellison
Call Number: LB 2369 .E35 2010
Writing in Political Science by Diane E. Schmidt
Call Number: Textbooks Collection, Main Level JA86 .S36 2010
The 2005 edition is available to check out: 808.06632 S 2, 2005
A Guide to Writing Sociology Papers by Judith Richlin-Klonsky; Ellen Strenski; Roseann Giarrusso; William G. Roy; Sociology Writing Group Staff
Call Number: 808.066301 G 1

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