New and updated features of this title UPDATED: Revised Everyday Reading Skills sections close each of the 10 chapters. These short and practical pieces offer suggestions on handling a variety of common reading tasks (e.g., selecting a book, reading news articles, reading and organizing research, reading editorials, and more.) NEW: Capstone Ch. 10 is entirely new, includes 4 new selections, offers a variety of ways for students to synthesize and present their discoveries and is accompanied by an expanded casebook integrated with the rest of the book. NEW: 10 new, long reading selections (e.g.

, textbook excerpts, essays, 2 short stories, a narrative, and news feature articles) combine with 18 previous favorites to provide insights into academic disciplines and examples of literary forms. NEW: Topical issues covered by new selections include college stress, the psychology of early adulthood, stem cell research, and immigration, and new essays include "Silent Spring," by Richard T. Wright and Dorothy F. Boorse. NEW: Articles from respected periodicals (Criminology Today, The Associated Press, and Los Angeles Times) help model writing at its best. NEW: The contents and longer readings now included Lexile levels to help guide students appropriately.