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Spears: Developing Critical Reading Skills
Developing Critical Reading Skills, 6/e
Deanne Spears, City College of San Francisco

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Developing Critical Reading Skills...

"This is the best critical reading text that I have reviewed ... Developing Critical Reading Skills contains clear explanations of concepts and selections that interest and motivate students."
--Janice Horn, Irvine Valley College

"I love this textbook, and I think my students do, too ... excellent choice of example passages and exercises, clear explanations of skills."
--Alice K. Perrey, St. Charles County Community College

"The articles and essays are interesting, thought-provoking and provide additional practice for students who need to gain confidence in their reading skills."
--Patricia R. Grega, University of Alaska, Anchorage


Designed for reading courses at the high intermediate to advanced level, Developing Critical Reading Skills employs a wide range of selections to hone the reader's ability to analyze, interpret, question, and challenge the words of the writer.

Features of the new edition:

Revised Selections: 40% of the reading selections are new, including many essays by international authors: Jamaica Kincaid, Gish Jen, Katherine Anne Porter, Ryszard Kapuscinski, Loren Eiseley, Virginia Woolf, and Leo Tolstoy.

New Chapter: Chapter 10 now addresses critical reading and the World Wide Web.

Revised Critical Reading and Argument: Part IV (Chapters 8, 9, and 10) contains updates examples of manipulative appeals and logical fallacies, including more balanced coverage of conservative, moderate, and liberal political agendas.