by Robert Atwan
Short Readings from Recent Periodicals
Tenth Edition ©2013
ISBN-10: 1-4576-1593-2 ISBN-13: 978-1-4576-1593-1 Paper Text, 400 pages See available formats »
Every single reading is new and written within the last two years, making America Now the most current short-essay reader available. And, as always, every reading is supported by the practical, approachable apparatus that America Now is known for. Some highlights of the tenth edition: Barbara Ehrenreich and John Ehrenreich examine the origins of "the 99%."Ashton Kutcher asks, "Has texting killed romance?"In e-pages: Project Implicit gets students to examine their conscious and unconscious preferences about a range of topics. At the same time, they'll be taking advantage of an opportunity to advance research in an ongoing survey.More student-focused topics — and engaging visuals. New thematic units, including chapters on American family life and on the economy, offer perspectives that students will want to read on issues they'll want to respond to. Multimodal e-Pages go beyond the printed page to give students even more ways to understand and explore the topics in the book. Readings include video and interactive Web sites and prompts for responding to and producing creative texts. Visit bedfordstmartins.com/americanow/epages.
More student-focused topics — and engaging visuals. New thematic units, including chapters on American family life and on the economy, offer perspectives that students will want to read on issues they'll want to respond to.
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