New to This Edition

• Eight new reading selections from recent textbook and popular sources:
• "Yes, You Can Strengthen Your Memory Skills"
• "Better Sleep is Big Business, But Are Restless Nights or Advertisements Fueling the Need?"
• "Smokers Versus Nonsmokers: A Question of Rights"
• "The New Immigration: Asian Americans and Latinos"
• "Would You Eat Frankenfood?"
• "Dispelling the Myth about Millionaires"
• "Living with Stress"
• "Information Technology, the Internet, and You"
• New full-color design, complemented by an abundance of new photographs and visual aids.
• New section: "Other Writing Patterns," which introduces popular and useful writing patterns in addition to the four most common already featured in Chapter 7.
• 20-question Chapter Test, accompanying the new reading "Information Technology, the Internet, and You," providing students with the opportunity to test their comprehension of the chapter-length selection.
• Updated World Wide Web Activities:The section "Read More about This Topic on the World Wide Web," which follow s each reading selection, has been updated with current websites and suggested keywords to encourage students to discover more about each topic on their own.

Proven features

• Comprehension and Vocabulary Quizzes: These 20-question quizzes contain material on comprehension, vocabulary in context, word structure, and application of reading skills.
• The Look of a REAL Textbook: Always professional-looking and now in full color, New Worlds looks like a typical college textbook, and all of the selections come from widely-used, current college textbooks and other materials that students are likely to encounter in college.
• Systematic Development of Skills: Vocabulary, comprehension, critical reading and thinking, and essential study skills are all covered with depth and focus.