Texts for Use in English 100C

1. Border Texts: Cultural Readings for Contemporary Writers,  ed. Randall Bass. Boston:  Houghton Mifflin, 1999. ISBN 0-395-67728-9.
2. Fields of Reading: Motives for Writing, ed. Nancy R. Comley, David Hamilton, Carl H. Kaus, Robert Scholes, and Nancy Sommers. Fifth Edition. NY: St. Martin's, 1998. ISBN 0-312-15314-7.
3. Literacies: Reading, Writing, Interpretation, ed. Terence Brunk, Suzanne Diamond, Priscilla Perkins and Ken Smith.  Second edition.  NY: Norton, 1999. ISBN 0-393-97537-1
4. Reading Culture: Contexts for Critical Reading and Writing, ed. Diana George and John Trimbur.  Third Edition. NY: Longman, 1999. ISBN 0-321-01592-4.
5. Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing, ed. Gary Colombo, Robert Cullen and Bonnie Lisle. Fourth Edition. Boston: Bedford, 1998. ISBN 0-312-14837-2.
6. Signs of Life in the U.S.A: Readings on Popular Culture for Writers, ed. Sonia Maasik and Jack Solomon.  Second Edition. Boston: Bedford, 1997. ISBN 0-312-13631-5.
7. Ways of Reading: An Anthology for Writers, ed. David Bartholomae and Anthony Petrosky.  Fifth Edition.  Boston: Bedford, 1999. ISBN 0-312-17893-X.
8. Working with Ideas: Reading, Writing, and Researching Experience, ed. Donna Dunbar- Odom.  NY: Houghton-Mifflin Company. ISBN 0-395-88154-4.
9. Making Sense: Essays on Art, Science, and Culture, ,  2/e, ©2006.  Bob Coleman, Rebecca Brittenham, Scott Campbell, and Stephanie Girard.  ISBN 0-618-44135-2.
10. Diana Hacker's A Writer's Reference (Fifth Edition, Bedford, ISBN 0-312-39767-4).  Students will be asked to use this handbook in Sociology and many other courses at USM.  You may also be interested in the book of exercises to accompany A Writer's Reference.  Exam copies are available in 411 Luther Bonney, and instructors may photocopy selections from the exercises.  This text is required for all sections of College Writing.
11. Information and Meaning: Connecting Thinking, Reading, and Writing, ed. Jennifer M. Ivers Prentice Hall 2003. ISBN 0-130-99526-6.
    
    
    

    Summaries of Textbook reviews are available in the English Department Office.  In addition, you can find copies of these texts to examine in the 3LB Part-Time offices, in the History Department office in Gorham, and in the College Writing Program Office in 411 Luther Bonney.  Please do not remove these copies from the offices.  Contact publishers for personal exam copies of the books you would like to review at home.     We also encourage you to order 5-10 copies of the American Heritage College Dictionary (third edition Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0-395-66918-9), as a recommended text for students who do not already own a college dictionary.    Please indicate on your Text Order form whether or not you will need desk copies.