Inquiry: A Cross-Curricular Reader

by Lynn Z. Bloom

This is a collection of 87 readings from various fields of study organized into chapters focused on one of six how do I know who I am, how do I know what I know, what is really important, what is a good idea, what can we learn from the past, and, what will the future be like? The questions are designed to stimulate writing, and the reading play off against each other so that they contribute to debate on the questions. For all those interested in developing composition and writing skills.

732 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Lynn Z. Bloom, Emerita Distinguished Professor and Aetna Chair of Writing at the University of Connecticut and a passionate cook, her most recent book, Recipe (2023) mingles the most succulent, humanistic aspects of research, teaching, and living. So do Doctor Spock: Biography of a Conservative Radical (1972), Writers Without Borders (2008), The Seven Deadly Virtues (2008), her New Zealand Fulbrights, and teaching creative nonfiction in Florence.

Reviews

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

First book I read in college and a text to which I still refer. It is a great essential reader for cross-cultural, cross-generational and multi-disciplinary reference.

[Nymphadora Remus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent text for critical thinking. This is a re-read for me. I am finding the questions in the beginning are useful. Ex: "How do you know what you know?"

[Yvonne Raphael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent text for critical thinking. This is a re-read for me. I am finding the questions in the beginning are useful. Ex: "How do you know what you know?"