NEW - Contains over fifteen new professional selections, with nine full-length essays by authors such as John Muir, Horace Miner, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Elayne Rapping, Neil Postman, Edward Koch, Connie Koenenn, and Mike Royko.

NEW - Web CT course with interactive exercises, plus a complete on-line course with student & professor material not found in, but keyed to the book.

NEW - Additional ESL teaching tips.