The McGraw-Hill Reader: Issues Across the Disciplines [Paperback]

Gilbert H. Muller (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 5, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0072292946 | ISBN-13: 978-0072292947 | Edition: 7th

This cross-curricular composition reader emphasizes writing as thinking. Organized thematically, it includes prose works spanning various ages, cultures and subjects. It encourages students to respond actively to the essays, to formulate their own critical judgements, and to develop in writing their reaction to and perspectives on the thematic concerns of the selections. The essays address current issues such as the death penalty, affirmative action, the role of technology and the impact of media.

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About the Author

Gilbert H. Muller, who received a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Stanford University, is currently professor of English and Special Assistant to the President at the LaGuardia campus of the City University of New York. He has also taught at Stanford University, Vassar College, and several universities overseas. Dr. Muller is the author of the award-winning Nightmares and Visions: Flannery O’Connor and the Catholic Grotesque, Chester Himes , and other critical studies. His essays and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, The Nation, The Sewanee Review, The Georgia Review, and elsewhere. He is also a noted author and editor of textbooks in English and composition, including The Short Prose Reader with Harvey Wiener, and with John A Williams, The McGraw-Hill Introduction to Literature, Bridges: Literature across Cultures, and Ways In: Reading and Writing about Literature. Among Dr. Muller’s awards are National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships, a Fulbright Fellowship, and a Mellon Fellowship.

Product Details

• Paperback: 672 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill College; 7th edition (August 5, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072292946
• ISBN-13: 978-0072292947
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,604,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars English Composition 2 class at UTSA Textbook, November 5, 2005

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Clarence D. Marshall Jr. "Dave Marshall" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The McGraw-Hill Reader: Issues across the Disciplines (Paperback)

I found this book very useful and with an excellent range of topics and readings. Used in WRC 1023 at UTSA. We did not read the entire book, but I found such interesting articles within the book that I ended up reading a large number of additional topics just out of curiousity. This book has a great section on "How to Mark a Book" and a very good section on "The Writing Process". Also includes some famous images from past newspaper articles and magazines.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Required college book, October 21, 2011

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Ordered this required book for my son's English class. I have not read it, but he is using it as requested per his professor. He has no complaints.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome English, August 27, 2009

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I will be starting my first year of my college career on Monday. I am pleased that I was able to receive my English book a month before my classes begin.