An excellent value with a price one-third to one-half lower than other thematic readers. In response to requests for a low-priced reader that still provides current, high-quality selections and thorough, tested pedagogy, The Arlington Reader is now priced at about $15-30 less than similar readers.Classic selections and fresh voices. The Arlington Reader offers classic models of good writing by Amy Tan, Joan Didion, N. Scott Momaday, and Richard Rodriguez as well as fresh voices such as Tim Kreider, Lisa Miller, and George Saunders. Selections drawn from a variety of disciplines. With themes such as language, cultural identity, education, gender, technology, and ethics, the chapters are broad and flexible enough to encompass a wide variety of topics, and the range of disciplines included allows students to work across a number of academic subject areas, such as law, gender studies, and science and technology. An alternative rhetorical table of contents allows this flexible book to be easily adapted to instructors' individual needs.Helpful apparatus moves students from critical reading to thoughtful writing and revising. Three full chapters in Part One cover critical reading and writing. In Part Two, headnotes and discussion questions and writing assignments following each essay provide the support you and your students need.