The Dolphin Reader by Hunt, Douglas [Cengage Learning, 2002] ( Paperback ) 6th edition [Paperback]

by Douglas Hunt

The Dolphin Reader by Hunt, Douglas [Cengage Learning, 2002] ( Paperback ) 6th edition [Paperback]

Genres: Literature, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Jobie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve started this repeatedly and never finished it until now.

I bought this book years ago used so it is an older edition than the one listed.

I liked at least 90% of the essays. I gave myself permission to skim through what I did enjoy but I only found my self doing that for a handful of essays. Maybe I skimmed five total. I would say 75% of the essays are actually enjoyed reading. They were all well written some of them were a little bit more complicated than they needed to be but that was probably the style of the writer.

[Kimberly]

This was the best academic literature book. I still have it now, with the binding held together with duck tape.

[Jordan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another English class textbook. It has some great selections to read (83 in all), but it is broken down into 8 thematic units to help the reader focus on what issues is being addressed.
They are: Initiation (the rite of passage from childhood to
adulthood)
Femininity and Masculinity (forming of sexual
identities)
Communities (how we are shaped by the place we
live in)
Insiders and Outsiders (social differences within
the communities and the struggle to find our
niche)
Nature and Civilization (are we a part of nature
or apart from it)
Work and Economy (challenges the assumption that
work and income are democratic)
Media (examines our perceptions of life to find
out whether the reality of the media is real)
Understanding (highlights the difference between
learning and real understanding)

[Phyllis]

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