The McGraw-Hill Reader: Themes in the Disciplines

This reader presents classic and contemporary essays. Organized thematically, it includes prose works spanning various ages, cultures and subjects. This updated edition includes 130 complete essays, two new chapters on gender and on the environment, and an introductory chapter on the reading and writing process. It also contains more work by women and writers from multicultural heritages. Each chapter now has its own introduction, with previewing sections which alert students to possibilities for reading, discussion and writing, as well as end-of-chapter "Connections" writing assignments.