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Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing
Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing
by Gary (edt) Colombo
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Rereading America remains the most widely adopted book of its kind because of its unique approach to the issue of cultural diversity. Unlike other multicultural composition readers that settle for representing the plurality of American voices and... (read more)

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The Longman Reader
The Longman Reader
by Judith Nadell
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A Revision/Peer Review Checklist. Figure 3.1: Development Diagram: Writing  a Description Essay. Revision Strategies. Student Essay. Commentary. Activities: Description. Maya Angelou, Sister Flowers. Figure 3.2: Essay Structure Diagram: "Sister... (read more)

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Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library
Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library
by Don Borchert
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Mild-mannered librarian tells all in shocking new book! Not long ago, the public library was a place for the bookish, the eggheaded, and the studious — often seeking refuge from a loud, irrational, crude, outside world. Today, libraries have... (read more)

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Reading the World: Ideas That Matter
Reading the World: Ideas That Matter
by Michael Austin
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'From Lao Tzu to Aristotle, Charles Darwin to Jomo Kenyatta, Reading the Worldis a collection of 79 texts by some of the world\'s great thinkers. And because ideas have long been expressed visually as well as verbally, the collection includes 15 drawings,... (read more)

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Brief Bedford Reader (11TH 12 Edition)
Brief Bedford Reader (11TH 12 Edition)
by X. J. Kennedy
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Writing with Your Senses Visual Image: Doug and Mizan's House, East River, photograph by Margaret Morton The Method The Process Description in Paragraphs Description in a Field Observation      | Paired Selections: Fathers   ... (read more)

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Discovering Fiction, Student Book 1 (01 Edition)
Discovering Fiction, Student Book 1 (01 Edition)
by Rosemary Gelshenen
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Authentic North American short stories enhance students' reading skills, language learning, and enjoyment of literature. The universal appeal of the stories in this book touches students and makes them think. Among the authors included are O. Henry... (read more)

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On Reading
On Reading
by Andre Kertesz
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André Kertész (1894-1985) was one of the most inventive, influential, and prolific photographers in the medium's history. This small volume, first published in 1971, became one of his signature works. Taken between 1920 and 1970, these photographs... (read more)

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Art of Critical Reading (3RD 12 Edition)
Art of Critical Reading (3RD 12 Edition)
by Peter Mather
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The Art of Critical Reading provides multiple assessment opportunities, engaging and diverse reading selections, and in-context and essential vocabulary content in an integrated print and digital program designed to prepare students for reading in... (read more)

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From Critical Thinking To Argument (3RD 11 Edition)
From Critical Thinking To Argument (3RD 11 Edition)
by Sylvan Barnet
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From Critical Thinking to Argument is a very brief but thorough guide to critical thinking and argumentation. With only a dozen readings, this affordable guide can stand alone or complement an anthology. Comprising the text portion of the widely adopted... (read more)

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At Large and at Small: Familiar Essays
At Large and at Small: Familiar Essays
by Anne Fadiman
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In At Large and At Small, Anne Fadiman returns to one of her favorite genres, the familiar essay--a beloved and hallowed literary tradition recognized for both its intellectual breadth and its miniaturist focus on everyday experiences. With the... (read more)

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Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading
by Nina Sankovitch
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Caught up in grief after the death of her sister, Nina Sankovitch decided to stop running and start reading. For once in her life she would put all other obligations on hold and devote herself to reading a book a day: one year of magical reading in which... (read more)

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How to Read a Book
How to Read a Book
by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren
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How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated. You are told... (read more)

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Howards End Is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home
Howards End Is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home
by Susan Hill
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Struck by the sudden realization that she possesses quite a few books she's never read, author Susan Hill decides to take a year off buying books so that she can read, and reread, the many treasures in her possession. Howards End Is on the Landing is the... (read more)

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Models for Writers (11TH 12 Edition)
Models for Writers (11TH 12 Edition)
by Alfred Rosa
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Its a simple, best-selling combination that has worked for thousands of students — short, accessible essays and helpful, thorough writing instruction. Models for Writers continues to offer thought-provoking selections organized to demonstrate... (read more)

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A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers
A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers
by Lee A. Jacobus
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The most successful reader of its kind, A World of Ideas introduces first-year writing students to the thinkers and writers whose ideas have shaped civilization: for example, Niccolò Machiavelli on government, Elizabeth Cady Stanton on justice,... (read more)

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Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel
Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel
by Jane Smiley
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Over an extraordinary twenty-year career, Jane Smiley has written all kinds of novels: mystery, comedy, historical fiction, epic. "Is there anything Jane Smiley cannot do?" raves Time magazine. But in the wake of 9/11, Smiley faltered in her hitherto... (read more)

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Patterns for a Purpose: A Rhetorical Reader (Book Alone)
Patterns for a Purpose: A Rhetorical Reader (Book Alone)
by Barbara Clouse
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With a diverse selection of readings chosen to serve as both models for and springboards into student discussion and writing, Patterns for a Purpose is a rhetorically-arranged reader that encourages thoughtful use of the rhetorical patternseither alone... (read more)

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The Structure of Argument
The Structure of Argument
by Annette T. Rottenberg
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The Structure of Argument covers critical thinking, reading, writing, and research. It is concise but thorough and presents everything students need in an affordable, compact format. The Structure of Argument includes questions, exercises, and writing... (read more)

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Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages
Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages
by Ammon Shea
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An obsessive word lover's account of reading the entire Oxford English Dictionary, hailed as "the Super Size Me of lexicography." "I'm reading the OED so you don't have to," says Ammon Shea on his slightly masochistic journey to scale the word lover's... (read more)

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The Whole Five Feet: What the Great Books Taught Me about Life, Death, and Pretty Much Everthing Else
The Whole Five Feet: What the Great Books Taught Me about Life, Death, and Pretty Much Everthing Else
by Christopher Beha
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- The Whole Five Feet was an Indie Next List... (read more)

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