This thematically organized collection provides students with 49 essays that are models of the craft of writing nonfiction. The 8 carefully chosen themes explore the human experiance and the individual's role in the world. Authors include David Mamet, Maxine Hong Kingston, Naomi Shihab Nye, E.B. White, Frank Conroy, Dave Barry, Rachel Carson, Anne Dillard, Douglas Adams, Edward Abbey, Isaac Asimov, Daniel Boorstin, Primo Levi, Paul Fussell, Garrison Keillor, Paul Theroux, Eudora Welty, James Baldwin, Amy Tan, and many more!
Each selection is preceded by a two-part introduction. The first is a biographical sketch of the author, the second, Looking Ahead, is a succinct overview of the featured work.
Footnotes explain foreign words and phrases, historical or literary allusions, or terms critical to the understanding of the text.
