Academic ReadingThis advanced reading text combines six chapters on reading in the disciplines the social sciences, business, the humanities and literature, mathematics, the natural sciences, and the technical and applied fields with excellent coverage of reading comprehension and critical thinking. Written in consultation with teachers from across the disciplines, the fourth edition provides new material on argument and up-to-date coverage of reading electronic sources. |
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Contents
CHAPTER Strategies for Active Reading | 2 |
CHAPTER | 6 |
CHAPTER | 10 |
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| Title | Academic Reading |
| Author | Kathleen T. McWhorter |
| Edition | 4, illustrated |
| Publisher | Addison Wesley Longman, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0321051114, 9780321051110 |
| Length | 522 pages |
| Subjects | › Language Arts & Disciplines / Reading Skills |
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