{"product_id":"how-to-write-a-thesis-9780262527132","title":"How to Write a Thesis","description":"\u003cb\u003eUmberto Eco's wise and witty guide to researching and writing a thesis, published in English for the first time. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the time Umberto Eco published his best-selling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, he was one of Italy's most celebrated intellectuals, a distinguished academic and the author of influential works on semiotics. Some years before that, in 1977, Eco published a little book for his students, \u003ci\u003eHow to Write a Thesis\u003c\/i\u003e, in which he offered useful advice on all the steps involved in researching and writing a thesis--from choosing a topic to organizing a work schedule to writing the final draft. Now in its twenty-third edition in Italy and translated into seventeen languages, \u003ci\u003eHow to Write a Thesis \u003c\/i\u003ehas become a classic. Remarkably, this is its first, long overdue publication in English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEco's approach is anything but dry and academic. He not only offers practical advice but also considers larger questions about the value of the thesis-writing exercise. \u003ci\u003eHow to Write a Thesis\u003c\/i\u003e is unlike any other writing manual. It reads like a novel. It is opinionated. It is frequently irreverent, sometimes polemical, and often hilarious. Eco advises students how to avoid \"thesis neurosis\" and he answers the important question \"Must You Read Books?\" He reminds students \"You are not Proust\" and \"Write everything that comes into your head, but only in the first draft.\" Of course, there was no Internet in 1977, but Eco's index card research system offers important lessons about critical thinking and information curating for students of today who may be burdened by Big Data.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Write a Thesis\u003c\/i\u003e belongs on the bookshelves of students, teachers, writers, and Eco fans everywhere. Already a classic, it would fit nicely between two other classics: \u003ci\u003eStrunk and White\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Definition and Purpose of a Thesis - Choosing the Topic - Conducting Research - The Work Plan and the Index Cards - Writing the Thesis - The Final Draft\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262527132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/12\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Umberto Eco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635401945244,"sku":"9780262527132","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1d72f4da-4fd7-4bb3-ad1b-35637c9402bd.jpg?v=1603839451","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/how-to-write-a-thesis-9780262527132","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}