America Now Short Readings from Recent Periodicals

Name: America Now Short Readings from Recent Periodicals
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ISBN: 9780312646608

ISBN-10: 0312646607

ISBN-13: 9780312646608

Edition: 9th 2011

Authors: Robert Atwan

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With more than 50 very brief readings -- all new to this edition -- from over 40 very recent periodicals and student newspapers on 12 topics of very current interest, America Nowreflects what students are talking and writing about right now. As series editor of The Best American Essays, Robert Atwan constantly scours a wide range of periodicals, bringing to America Nowan unrivaled awareness of the best writing on today's hottest issues -- and the editorial support students need to approach it and to create solid academic writing of their own. To make these issues especially relevant for students, Atwan also explores hundreds of campus newspapers to find the best student writing on current…

Book details

List price: $47.99
Edition: 9th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication date: 2/16/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Robert Atwan is the series editor of The Best American Essays. He recently edited Divine Inspiration, a volume of world poetry on the Gospels.



Preface for Instructors


The Persuasive Writer: Expressing Opinions with Clarity, Confidence, and Civility



What's in a Name?


Does Your Pickup Truck Have a Nickname? [The Boston Globe, October 10, 2009; Cars.com, September 2009] (advertisement)



What Do You Call It? [The New Yorker, January 4, 2010]



The Fighting Sioux: The End of a Legacy? [The Spectrum, September 29, 2009] (student essay)



Debate: Does a Family Need to Share a Surname?


YES [Brain, Child, Winter 2009]



NO [Brain, Child, Winter 2010]



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