New Releases by John Langan

A self-teaching guide to English grammar, punctuation and usage skills.

Looking inside yourself -- Thinking clearly -- Reading for pleasure and power -- Managing your time -- Taking notes in class -- Improving your memory and study power -- Reading textbooks and taking notes -- Taking tests -- Achieving basic goals in writing -- Understanding the writing process.

This text provides students with the essential reading and study skills they need to become independent learners in college. A brief guide to important word skills, it also covers motivational skills which encourage the right attitude. This new edition is an alternate version of Form A, offering fresh reading selections, over 200 exercises and activities including: a complete chapter from an introductory sociology textbook, the PRWR (preview-read-write-recite) study method, a new introduction which helps students determine which skills to hone and an explanation of new library computerized search facilities.

In 1987, the Vatican presented a document, The Instruction on respect for human life in its origin and on the dignity of procreation, confronting the moral dilemmas inherent in the newer reproductive technologies. These papers, first presented at a conference at Georgetown U., consider the clinical and technical aspects, the moral-theological foundations, and the impact on legislation and public policy of these reproductive technologies in light of the Vatican Instruction, which is also included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Successful, and widely praised for its superior instructional apparatus and thought-provoking readings, The Macmillan Reader offers fresh examples of professional essays, separate chapters on reading and writing, detailed introductions to the patterns of development, and "before" and "after" essays for each pattern. This edition now contains 58 readings, a blend of classics and fresh new selections, chosen for their engaging and inspiring qualities. Two detailed introductory chapters discuss the reading and writing processes and illustrate the integration of these processes. Annotated essays, "before and after" versions, and commentaries illustrate the writing and revising process and highlight the kind of thinking necessary for revision. Detailed introductions to the rhetorical patterns, and uniquely thorough coverage of argumentation-persuasion includes sections on logic, refutation strategies, audience analysis, Toulmin logic, Rogerian argument, detecting bias, maintaining objectivity, and establishing common ground. Also new in this edition is coverage of computers in composition, and a documentation guide for online research. For those interested in sharpening their reading, writing and critical thinking skills.

This CD-ROM provides students with a rich multimedia extension of the text'' s content. Each module of the CD-ROM is tied to a chapter of the text, featuring quizzes with feedback for both right and wrong answers, vocabulary building crossword puzzles, journal activities, a learning styles assessment, and an Internet primer.Available for free when packaged with the text.