75 Readings: An Anthology

by McGraw-Hill Education

75 Readings offers an outstanding collection of the most popular essays for first-year writing at an affordable price.
Boasting an extensive new argumentation section,new readings about social issues,new readings on the environment,and a new section on mixed strategies - those readings that employ two or more rhetorical modes.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

McGraw-Hill Education traces its history back to 1888 when James H. McGraw, co-founder of the company, purchased the American Journal of Railway Appliances. He continued to add further publications, eventually establishing The McGraw Publishing Company in 1899. His co-founder, John A. Hill, had also produced several technical and trade publications and in 1902 formed his own business, The Hill Publishing Company.

In 1909 both men agreed upon an alliance and combined the book departments of their publishing companies into The McGraw-Hill Book Company. John Hill served as President, with James McGraw as Vice-President. 1917 saw the merger of the remaining parts of each business into The McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, Inc.

Reviews

[fpk · Rating 5 out of 5]

The good thing about going into your attic to locate something is.. you find other things you forgot you had or never knew you had. And so my husband found this lovely collection. I don't ever remember seeing this before. It's got all sorts of wonderful writings by authors I've loved; Langston Hughes, Isaac Asimov, Albert Camus, George Orwell, E.B. White. And the writings are so varied; there are short, short stories, weird little anecdotes, persuasive essays. I read a great 2 page autobiographical narrative by Langston Hughes just now, called Salvation. And an absolutely lovely piece by May Sarton called The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life. There are other curious titles that are just begging to be read: How to Cook a Carp by Euell Gibbons (oh remember him?) And a writing by Richard Howey called How to Write a Rotten Poem with Almost No Effort. Now doesn't everyone want to know how to write a rotten poem w/no effort! .. Another title is simply called Bicycles. It's only 3 pages long... And so I've got a lot of interesting reading ahead of me in this anthology!