This classic text has always represented the primary patterns of exposition in writ-<br > ers repertoires， accompanied by thoughtful explication and writing applications.<br > Now， to enhance and extend its flexibility， the editors have added a thematic clus-<br > ter of readings to each rhetorical chapter of readings， choosing themes relating to<br > culture， behavior， and values--in effect creating a reader within a reader. Each<br > theme is introduced briefly， and all the readings in the chapter， thematic and<br > rhetorical alike， are surrounded by prompts that encourage discussion， analysis， and<br > writing.<br > But that s not all. This edition also features the following revisions"<br > ~ 25 new readings by carefully chosen， significant writers， including<br > Barbara Kingsolver， Scott Russell Sanders， Mary Karr， Mike Rose， and<br > L~ slie Marmon Silko.<br >" " Considerably expanded introductory rhetorical chapters that explain and<br > illustrate--in clear， pragmatic language--the writing process and the<br > techniques of critical reading.<br > ~ Thoroughly revised apparatus， and， for each reading， a new set of writing<br > assignments， "Read to Write."<br > Randall E. Decker<br > Robert A. Schwe1~ler<br >