Peter Mather,
Glendale Community College Rita Romero McCarthy,
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ISBN: 0073047678 Copyright year: 2009
Feature Summary
An engaging theme that highlights the similarities between reading and sports throughout the text, showing that successful readers, like athletes, require knowledge of the basics, repetition and practice of skills, and ample opportunities to apply them.
High-interest readings including a wide range of stimulating textbook selections, relevant articles from newspapers and magazines, excerpts from classical and contemporary literature, and poetry. These carefully selected readings address a range of topics related to sports, health and fitness, such as the role of athletes in society, superstitions in sports, and women in sports-related fields.
A full color design that is user friendly and easy to navigate, and uses photographs, cartoons, drawings, and an array of graphics to illustrate content, teach visual literacy, and grab students' attention.
Study techniques - from annotating and summarizing to outlining and mapping - that reinforce the basic skills students need to succeed in college.
In-book Internet activities that relate directly to the issues raised in the reading selections, encouraging students to delve more deeply into the lives and work of featured authors.
A comprehensive Online Learning Center with more exercises and quizzes for additional practice.
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2009 McGraw-Hill Higher Education