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Ballenger's (Boise State University) places "inquiry" at the center of his learning strategy, encouraging students to choose topics they know little about, because they hold the most potential for learning. The model for inquiry used in the text borrows from the formal process used in the sciences by asking the student to continually look at "data" (sensory details, facts, and evidence) in order to discover how to look at their writing subjects in new ways. The author uses this model to cover writing of personal essays, profiles, reviews, proposals, arguments, and critical, ethnographic, and research essays. The text offers up-to- date Internet research tips as well as a diverse group of 38 readings. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR