by Lee A. Jacobus
Essential Readings for College Writers
Ninth Edition ©2013
ISBN-10: 1-4576-0436-1 ISBN-13: 978-1-4576-0436-2 Paper Text, 960 pages See available formats »
The first and bestselling reader of its kind, A World of Ideas introduces students to great thinkers whose ideas have shaped civilizations throughout history. When students hear names like Aristotle, Martin Luther King, Jr., or Sigmund Freud, they recognize the author as important — and they rise to the challenge of engaging with the text and evaluating it critically. No other composition reader offers a comparable collection of essential readings along with the supportive apparatus students need to understand, analyze, and respond to them.
"This is one of the best readers I have ever used in teaching first year composition students. I have had numerous students thank me for having them buy this book because, as they say, ‘it’s a keeper.’ When A World of Ideas gets students involved in a conversation, they can’t help but become more active readers, thinkers and writers." — Geraldine Cannon Becker, University of Maine at Fort Kent
"This is one of the best readers I have ever used in teaching first year composition students. I have had numerous students thank me for having them buy this book because, as they say, ‘it’s a keeper.’ When A World of Ideas gets students involved in a conversation, they can’t help but become more active readers, thinkers and writers."
— Geraldine Cannon Becker, University of Maine at Fort Kent
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