Political Science

An accessible introductory textbook on terrorism that examines both new and historical trends in terror, includes topics often ignored in other texts, and explores terror in both an international and American context.

This new first edition offers an accessible introduction to terrorism that includes coverage of both new terror in the post-Cold War and post-9/11 world as well as historical acts of terror.  The author has been selective in her choice of topics, choosing to go into richer detail on fewer issues while nonetheless including coverage of topics that have been ignored by the competition, such as “Terrorist Propaganda and the Media” and “Terror and Hate in Cyberspace.”  In addition, the author adds the American context of terror to the standard international context offered by most texts. 

• The book examines terror in the contemporary, post 9-11 and post-Cold War world but does not ignore waves of terror throughout history, giving students a fuller understanding and a context for understanding terrorism today.
• The author has chosen to go into greater depth on fewer topics than offered in some competitors, giving students a deeper understanding of the concepts covered and making this text an excellent complement to other volumes used in this typically multivolume course.
• Going beyond the typical international context found in most books on terrorism, this book adds an American context and examines both anti-American international terrorism and homegrown American terror.
• Unique topics, ignored in other books, are included here, such as “Terrorist Propaganda and the Media” and “Terror and Hate in Cyberspace,” providing students with engaging coverage -- on topics relevant to their own lives -- not found elsewhere.

Preface

1. Introduction: The Terrorist Threat.

PART I:  Terrorism.

2. The Perennial Debate: What is Terrorism?

3. Terrorism in the Global Context.

4. Terrorism in the American Context.

5. The Making of a Terrorists: Causes, Conditions, Influences.

6. From State Sponsors to Involuntary Hosts.

7. Common Thread: Goals, Targets, Tactics.

8. Organizational Structures and the Financing of Terror.

PART II:  Anti- and Counter-Terrorism.

9. Balancing Security, Liberty, and Human Rights.

10. Military and Non-Military Responses.

11. Prevention and Preparedness.

Part III:  The Media and the Public.

12. Terrorist Propaganda and the Media.

13. Terror and Hate in Cyberspace.

14. Anti- and Counter-Terrorism in the News.

15. Terrorism and the Public.

16. Conclusion: Living with Terrorism.

Appendix.

Major Terrorist Incidents Since the Early 1970s.

Notes.

Index.

Terrorism  (Political Science)
International Conflict  (Political Science)
International Relations  (Political Science)
Global Issues/ Globalization  (Political Science)

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  Terrorism and Counterterrorism, 2/E
  Nacos
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 352 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205568289 | ISBN-13: 9780205568284
  Brief Description

  

  Focusing on the phenomenon of terrorism in the post-Cold War and post-9/11 era, Terrorism and Counterterrorism looks at this form of political violence in an international and American context and in light of new and historical trends.

   

  Broadly addressing the question “What is terrorism?,” Brigitte Nacos, a renowned expert in the field, clearly defines and discusses terrorism’s many causes, actors, and strategies as well as anti- and counter-terrorist responses. In addition, this text uniquely investigates terrorism’s relationship with the media and the public. Comprehensive and highly readable, Terrorism and Counterterrorism introduces students to key concepts in the study of terrorism and political violence and helps them challenge preconceptions of this complex and vital issue.

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  Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Understanding Threats and Responses in the Post 9/11 World, 3/E
  Nacos
  ©2010 | Longman | Paper; 352 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205743277 | ISBN-13: 9780205743278
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  Focusing on the phenomenon of terrorism in the post-9/11 era, Terrorism and Counterterrorism investigates this form of political violence in an international and American context and in light of new and historical trends.

   

  In this comprehensive and highly readable text, Brigitte Nacos, a renowned expert in the field, clearly defines terrorism’s diverse causes, actors, and strategies, outlines anti- and counter-terrorist responses, and highlights terrorism’s relationship with the media and the public. Terrorism and Counterterrorism introduces students to the field’s main debates and helps them critically assess our understanding of and our strategies for this complex and enduring issue.

   

  "Professor Nacos demonstrates how a skilled educator can guide her students on a clear path through the noisy jungle of terrorism studies. Her work synthesizes a complex and growing field of research, illuminating important concepts and issues with clarity and precision. From beginning to end, this book will certainly enhance any reader's understanding of terrorism and the counterterrorism challenges of the 21^st century."—James JF Forest, Director of Terrorism Studies, United States Military Academy at West Point

Building Bridges: The Allyn & Bacon Student Guide to Service-Learning
Hamner
©2002 | Longman | Paper; 128 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205319742 | ISBN-13: 9780205319749
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Classroom Response System (Download Only) for American Government
Pearson
©2010 | Longman | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205713610 | ISBN-13: 9780205713615
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Georgia (Longman State Politics Series), 2/E
Sewell & Walton
©2011 | Longman | Paper; 64 pp | Estimated Availability : 12/15/2010
ISBN-10: 0205734405 | ISBN-13: 9780205734405

InterWrite PRS RF (Personal Response System)
InterWrite PRS & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2005 | Longman | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205436951 | ISBN-13: 9780205436958

ResearchNavigator.com Guide
Allyn & Bacon & Barr
©2007 | Longman | Paper; 48 pp | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 020552396X | ISBN-13: 9780205523962

ResearchNavigator.com Guide
Allyn & Bacon
©2007 | Longman | Paper; 48 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205517196 | ISBN-13: 9780205517190

iClicker Classroom Response System
iClicker & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2008 | Longman | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205594506 | ISBN-13: 9780205594504

MySearchLab (access code required)
Pearson
©2010 | Longman | Website | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205699391 | ISBN-13: 9780205699391
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Longman Atlas of World Issues (from the Penguin Atlas series)
Art
©2005 | Longman | Paper; 48 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321224655 | ISBN-13: 9780321224651

MyPoliSciKit Video Case Studies 2.0, 2/E
Pearson
©2009 | Longman | DVD | Instock
ISBN-10: 020566279X | ISBN-13: 9780205662791

Study Card for International Relations
Longman
©2004 | Longman | Study Card | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321292316 | ISBN-13: 9780321292315

This title is a member of the The Penguin Academics Series, which also contains the titles below . You can also visit the Penguin Academics Series page.

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  30/30: Thirty American Stories from the Last Thirty Years (Penguin Academics Series)
  Shreve & Nguyen
  ©2006 | Longman | Paper; 352 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321338987 | ISBN-13: 9780321338983
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  Contemporary, fresh, and affordable, this anthology offers the stylistic and thematic range students need and the pedagogical apparatus instructors want in short story courses.

   

  Designed for introduction to fiction and fiction-writing courses, 30/30 is part of Longman’s Penguin Academics series of portable, value-priced texts. This anthology offers an array of fiction that not only teaches craft, but also provides a context in which to study formal and thematic trends of the past 30 years. The stories are represented by a mix of well-established authors and newer voices, offering a stylistic range, from the traditional narrative to experimental forms, and thematic range as well, with stories that address issues including family and culture, love and loss, ethnicity and gender.

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  African American Literature (Penguin Academics Series)
  Gilyard & Wardi
  ©2004 | Longman | Paper; 1376 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321113411 | ISBN-13: 9780321113412
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  African-American Literature is a thematically arranged, comprehensive survey of African-American Literature.

  The unique thematic organization of the anthology allows for a concise and coherent assessment of African-American literature. The thematic approach gives students a better sense of the intertextuality that binds a literary tradition together rather than a chronological approach that organizes material strictly on the basis of an author's birth date.

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  America's Democratic Republic, Penguin Academics Series, 2/E
  Greenberg & Page
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 592 pp | Out of Print
  ISBN-10: 0321431332 | ISBN-13: 9780321431332
  Brief Description

  

  Part of the popular “Penguin Academics” Series, America's Democratic Republic is a brief, affordable book in an accessible trade-like format that explores the clash between the democratic aspirations of the American people and the republican foundations of our Constitution.

   

  Written with a lively, narrative style this text traces the storyline of American government and examines the coexistence of Americans' strong democratic aspirations with the republican constitutional framework-designed to constrain popular influence. By drawing students into this story and highlighting the tension between these competing elements of American government, this text helps students understand the "democratic republic." As a result, the author hopes to diminish student apathy, quell cynicism, and inspire their reengagement in civic life.

   

  The “Penguin Academics” series offers accessibly written, elegantly designed, and highly affordable trade-format books by pre-eminent scholars.

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  America's New Democracy, 5/E
  Fiorina, Peterson, Johnson & Mayer
  ©2009 | Longman | Paper; 608 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205662935 | ISBN-13: 9780205662937
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  This concise, highly affordable text provides an engaging, analytical approach to American Government that stresses the importance of elections in contemporary American politics.

   

  America’s New Democracy  is written in a strong narrative voice and contains student-relevant examples.  It provides a focused and stimulating treatment of politics in the United States. The book challenges the pessimistic view that government seldom listens to ordinary people by illustrating popular influence across the political system in defense of a central theme—-that elections matter more in America’s political system today than they have in the past or do in other democracies. America’s New Democracy encourages readers to see that in a system where votes are the main currency, both power and responsibility rest on the shoulders of all citizens.

   

  America's New Democracy is part of our Penguin Academic Series.

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  America's New Democracy (Penguin Academics Series), 4/E
  Fiorina, Peterson, Johnson, Mayer & Voss
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 640 pp | Out of Print
  ISBN-10: 0205572480 | ISBN-13: 9780205572489
  Brief Description

  

  This highly affordable text provides an engaging, analytical approach to American Government that stresses the importance of elections in our political system today.

   

  Written in a strong narrative voice and brimming with student-relevant examples, America’s New Democracy provides a focused and stimulating treatment of politics in the United States. Illustrating popular influence across the political system in defense of a central theme–-that elections matter more in America’s political system todaythan they have in the past or do in other democracies-–the book challenges the pessimistic view that government seldom listens to ordinary people. America’s New Democracy encourages readers to see that in a system where votes are the main currency, both power and responsibility rest on the shoulders of all citizens.

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  American Literature, Volume I (Penguin Academics Series)
  Cain
  ©2004 | Longman | Paper; 1392 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321116232 | ISBN-13: 9780321116239
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  As part of the Penguin Academics series, American Literature offers a wide range of selections with minimal editorial apparatus at an affordable price.

  Longman is proud to announce the Penguin Academics Series Edition of American Literature. The Penguin Academics Series, in the tradition of Penguin Publishers, offers highly respected, highly affordable, trade-format books by preeminent scholars.

  American Literature emphasizes its range of selections and minimal apparatus, challenging the existing books on the market by offering a briefer and less expensive book. Rather than including dry academic period overviews, American Literature uses a “Letter to the Reader” format to give students the contextual information they need for each major historical period. Through a packaging relationship with Penguin Classics, we can offer larger works without increasing the page count.

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  American Literature, Volume II (Penguin Academics Series)
  Cain
  ©2004 | Longman | Paper; 1584 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321116240 | ISBN-13: 9780321116246
  Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

  

  As part of the Penguin Academics series, American Literature offers a wide range of selections with minimal editorial apparatus at an affordable price.

  Longman is proud to announce the Penguin Academics Series Edition of American Literature. The Penguin Academics Series, in the tradition of Penguin Publishers, offers highly respected, highly affordable, trade-format books by preeminent scholars.

  American Literature emphasizes its range of selections and minimal apparatus, challenging the existing books on the market by offering a briefer and less expensive book. Rather than including dry academic period overviews, American Literature uses a “Letter to the Reader” format to give students the contextual information they need for each major historical period. Through a packaging relationship with Penguin Classics, we can offer larger works without increasing the page count.

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  American Story, The, Combined Volume (Penguin Academics Series), 3/E
  Divine, Breen, Fredrickson, Williams, Gross & Brands
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 1024 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321445023 | ISBN-13: 9780321445025
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  The American Story presents a balanced and manageable overview of the United States as an unfolding story of national development, integrating social and political history into a coherent and compelling narrative.

   

  Acknowledging the nation's rich diversity of class, race, gender, and ethnicity, this edition tells the story both of the people who, through their collective and individual endeavors, shaped the past and of the demands that events placed upon them. This text, based on the bestselling America Past and Present text, is presented in a highly affordable Penguin Academic edition.

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  American Story, The, Volume I, (Penguin Academics Series), 3/E
  Divine, Breen, Fredrickson, Williams, Gross & Brands
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 512 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321421841 | ISBN-13: 9780321421845
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  The American Story presents a balanced and manageable overview of the United States as an unfolding story of national development, integrating social and political history into a coherent and compelling narrative.

   

  Acknowledging the nation's rich diversity of class, race, gender, and ethnicity, this edition tells the story both of the people who, through their collective and individual endeavors, shaped the past and of the demands that events placed upon them. This text, based on the bestselling America Past and Present text, is presented in a highly affordable Penguin Academic edition.

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  American Story, The, Volume II, (Penguin Academics Series), 3/E
  Divine, Breen, Fredrickson, Williams, Gross & Brands
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 592 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 032142185X | ISBN-13: 9780321421852
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  The American Story presents a balanced and manageable overview of the United States as an unfolding story of national development, integrating social and political history into a coherent and compelling narrative.

   

  Acknowledging the nation's rich diversity of class, race, gender, and ethnicity, this edition tells the story both of the people who, through their collective and individual endeavors, shaped the past and of the demands that events placed upon them. This text, based on the bestselling America Past and Present text, is presented in a highly affordable Penguin Academic edition.

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  Argument in America: Essential Issues, Essential Texts (Penguin Academics Series)
  Selzer
  ©2004 | Longman | Paper; 560 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321172787 | ISBN-13: 9780321172785
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  Brief, flexible, and economical, this Penguin Academics anthology presents classic and contemporary arguments on landmark issues in American life: the environment, education, censorship, civil disobedience, the struggle for liberation, and immigration and assimilation.

  Argument in America offers multi-sided dialogues on timeless issues fundamental to American culture and civic identity. The book introduces students to an historical dimension as well as contemporary perspectives from a wide range of authors writing in many genres: essays, speeches, poems, stories, and visual arguments. The final section of the anthology, “Arguments on Argument,” features several selections on the nature of argument itself. Helpful but unobtrusive editorial apparatus includes a brief general introduction, introductions to the seven sections, discussion questions, and headnotes for the selections, many of which explain how the selection contributes to the argumentative issue at hand.

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  Changing Minds (Penguin Academics Series): Arguments on Contemporary and Enduring Issues
  Ford & Ford
  ©2010 | Longman | Paper; 582 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205568130 | ISBN-13: 9780205568130
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  Changing Minds is a collection of classic and contemporary readings designed to acquaint readers with strategies for developing effective, persuasive arguments and to demonstrate the rich and complex nature of persuasive writing through essays from a wide variety of contexts.

   

  An introductory chapter presents essential elements of argument, as well as common strategies and misunderstandings, and is followed by nine thematic chapters, each including a brief introduction and eight essays.  The thematic chapters integrate opportunities for stengthening reading and critical thinking skills through a focus on issues that have had an evolving and controversial history.

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  College Success Strategies (Penguin Academics Series), 2/E
  Nist-Olejnik & Holschuh
  ©2006 | Longman | Paper; 320 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321332180 | ISBN-13: 9780321332189
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  The concise and affordable Penguin Academic Edition of College Success Strategies, 2/e, teaches students the skills and strategies that will enable them to be lifelong learners capable of knowing how to approach new and challenging material in college and beyond.

  Although the first priority of College Success Strategies is to help students learn effectively in their college courses, the skills they learn from this text will serve them well in the future in a variety of learning situations. College Success Strategies is designed to engage students in thought about their own learning and the important role they play in the learning process.

  Because effective learning is a complex process, the authors have based College Success Strategies on the idea that there are four key factors that must interact for learning to occur: 1.) The characteristics of the learner (motivation, interest, beliefs, etc); 2.) The tasks that students are asked to do (both the level of thinking required and type of assessment); 3.) The strategies that students must use (previewing, annotation, mapping, etc); and 4.) The characteristics of the texts with which students interact (textbooks, lecture, internet, and other sources of information).

  The strategies used in this book are based on the authors’ many years of experience interacting with college students and professors, as well as their own research focusing on how college students study. Students are often unprepared for the study demands of college and therefore overwhelmed and frustrated with the work. It takes more than just a few simple tips for a student to succeed academically and this book is designed to help students obtain lifelong methods and strategies to achieve success in college and beyond.

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  Contemporary American Poetry (Penguin Academics Series)
  Gwynn & Lindner
  ©2005 | Longman | Paper; 544 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321182820 | ISBN-13: 9780321182821
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  Edited by poets about poets, Contemporary American Poetry is a brief, inexpensive, chronologically organized anthology of the work of major poets born after 1920.

  Featuring a broad scope of works from some of the most important and influential poets of the late 20th century—Howard Nemerov, Adrienne Rich, Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath, Rita Dove, Anthony Hecht, Robert Creeley, Allen Ginsberg, W.S. Merwin—to the newest poetic voices, this anthology is a concise, but essential collection of contemporary poetry in America. Each poet is introduced with a brief informative headnote and most are represented by several poems to allow for in-depth study.

  Part of the Penguin Academics series, this text is distinguished for its brevity, economy, and quality. The perfect alternative to lengthy anthologies, it is an affordable introduction to the study of contemporary American literature.

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  Drama: A Pocket Anthology (Penguin Academics Series), 3/E
  Gwynn
  ©2006 | Longman | Paper; 624 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321277228 | ISBN-13: 9780321277220
  Brief Description

  

  The perfect alternative to lengthy drama anthologies, this brief, affordable collection of the discipline's most widely taught plays provides a concise, but complete, introduction to the study of drama.

  In keeping with the objectives of the Penguin Academics series, Drama: A Pocket Anthology offers highly respected playwrights and a quality trade-format book at a very affordable price.  This expanded edition features five new selections—including plays by Paula Vogel and Athol Fugard—and a revised, updated section on “Writing about Drama.”

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  Expanding Horizons (Penguin Academics Series)
  Thurman
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 400 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321276698 | ISBN-13: 9780321276698
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  Expanding Horizons is an off-beat collection of essays, poems, stories, and images certain to stimulate the imagination while improving both reading and writing skills.

   

  Each unusual reading selection and image is presented within a pedagogical framework of pre-reading discussion topics and vocabulary work, post-reading comprehension questions, journal responses, writing topics, and a unique feature Expanding Horizons, which introduces research and encourages students to be curious and critical about what they read. Students are urged to look beyond the given world, giving them analytical skills they need to forge their own connections among reading, writing, and thinking.

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  Fiction: A Pocket Anthology (Penguin Academics Series), 5/E
  Gwynn
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 480 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321366328 | ISBN-13: 9780321366320
  Brief Description

  

  The perfect alternative to lengthy fiction anthologies, this brief, inexpensive, and diverse collection of 42 short stories provides a concise yet complete introduction to the study of fiction.

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  Fifty Great Essays (Penguin Academics Series), 3/E
  DiYanni
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 416 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205533531 | ISBN-13: 9780205533534
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  Fifty Great Essays provides an outstanding collection of classic and contemporary writing as part of Longman's Penguin Academics Series of low-cost, high-quality offerings intended for use in introductory college courses.

   

  This medium-sized reader features a collection of eminently teachable and rewarding essays for today's college composition courses. Combining commonly taught, classic essays with the best of contemporary writing, Fifty Great Essays provides flexible options for every composition classroom. The selections are diverse in both subject matter and authorship. They have been chosen as models of good writing, as well as for their usefulness as springboards for student writing. An introductory section informs students about the characteristics of the essay form and offers instruction both on reading essays critically and on the process of writing effective essays.

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  Fifty Great Essays (Penguin Academics Series), 2/E
  DiYanni
  ©2005 | Longman | Paper; 415 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321261623 | ISBN-13: 9780321261625
  Brief Description

  

  Fifty Great Essays provides an outstanding collection of classic and contemporary writing as part of Longman's Penguin Academics Series of low-cost, high-quality offerings intended for use in introductory college courses.

  This medium-sized reader features a collection of eminently teachable and rewarding essays for today's college composition courses. Combining commonly taught, classic essays with the best of contemporary writing, Fifty Great Essays provides flexible options for every composition classroom. The selections are diverse in both subject matter and authorship. They have been chosen as models of good writing, as well as for their usefulness as springboards for student writing. An introductory section informs students about the characteristics of the essay form and offers instruction both on reading essays critically and on the process of writing effective essays.

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  Great Interdisciplinary Ideas: A Reader for Writers (Penguin Academics Series)
  Vesterman
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 560 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321450019 | ISBN-13: 9780321450012
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  Great Interdisciplinary Ideas: A Reader for Writers provides an outstanding collection of essays by major thinkers exploring great ideas in different fields of study.  It is part of Longman's Penguin Academics Series of low-cost, high-quality offerings intended for use in introductory college courses.

   

  This reader introduces students to the central issues of modern life–such as human rights, gender, economics, and utopias and dystopias–through an exploration of major ideas at work through time within and among different disciplines.  The book’s 58 selections have been chosen both for the high quality and importance of their thought and for their usefulness in stimulating critical reading and analytic and argumentative writing. 

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  How to Think Logically
  Seay & Nuccetelli
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 592 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321337778 | ISBN-13: 9780321337771
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  This concise, affordable, and engaging new text is designed for introductory courses on logic and critical thinking.  This unique book covers the basic principles of informal logic while also raising substantive issues in other areas of philosophy: epistemology, ethics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of science.  

   

  The author’s presentation strikes a careful balance: it offers clear, jargon-free writing while preserving rigor.  Brimming with numerous pedagogical features this accessible text assists students with analysis, reconstruction, and evaluation of arguments and helps them become independent, analytical thinkers.  Introductory students are exposed to the basic principles of reasoning while also having their appetites whetted for future courses in philosophy.

   

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  Imaginative Writing: The Elements of Craft (Penguin Academics Series), 2/E
  Burroway
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 432 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 032135740X | ISBN-13: 9780321357403
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  Written by best-selling author Janet Burroway, Imaginative Writing—an introduction to creative writing—covers all four genres: creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and drama.

   

  Imaginative Writing discusses elements of craft common to all creative writing before delving into the individual genres. Each of the first five chapters investigates a specific element of craft–Image, Voice, Character, Setting, and Story–from a perspective that crosses all genres. Integrated readings from talented and renowned writers illustrate the chapter topics. Chapter 6 explores development and revision and serves as a bridge between the craft chapters and the genre chapters–Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. This unique organization allows students to experiment with creative techniques shared by all genres before deciding which form best suits their imagination. Unique "Try-This" exercises help students develop writing skills, while new “Working Toward a Draft” exercises encourage students to think ahead about the direction and possibilities of their work.

   

  In keeping with Longman's "Penguin Academics" series, Imaginative Writing offers an attractive, trade-format book at an affordable price.

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  Inside Literature: Reading, Responding, Arguing (Penguin Academics Series)
  Gwynn & Zani
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 1408 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321438744 | ISBN-13: 9780321438744
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  Inside Literature guides students through the process of analyzing a rich body of thematically arranged literature and crafting persuasive, well-supported argumentative essays.

   

  As a part of the Penguin Academics series, Inside Literature offers students a compact and portable volume with state-of-the-art scholarship, streamlined editorial apparatus, and an affordable price. Unlike bulky, expensive anthologies that indulge in process-oriented overkill, Inside Literature is designed for instructors who prefer to offer their students general strategies for approaching texts and generating things to say about them.

   

  Inside Literature takes a pragmatic approach. In the introductory chapters, students learn how to apply strategies for reading and responding thoughtfully to the short stories, poetry, drama, and essays, that follow, grouped around six engaging themes.

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  Literature as Meaning (Penguin Academics Series)
  Steiner
  ©2005 | Longman | Paper; 1472 pp | Out of Print
  ISBN-10: 032117206X | ISBN-13: 9780321172068
  Brief Description

  

  Using contemporary themes, culturally and historically diverse selections, and thought-provoking questions that illuminate key literary concepts, Literature as Meaning invites students to explore vital human issues shaped by literary art.

  In this brief, new thematic anthology, acclaimed author Wendy Steiner masterfully addresses a variety of approaches to exploring literature, including close readings of literary texts, a social issues-based approach--gender identity, ecology, and war--and an introduction to literature as a discipline with discussions of genre, canon, metaphor, etc. The text's organization, content, and pedagogy provides students with the opportunity to analyze all aspects of literature, rather than just focusing on the moral, social, or political themes raised.

  Part of the Penguin Academics series, this text is distinguished for its brevity, economy, and quality. The perfect alternative to lengthy anthologies, it is an affordable introduction to the study of literature.

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  Literature: A Pocket Anthology (Penguin Academics Series), 3/E
  Gwynn
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 1408 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321366298 | ISBN-13: 9780321366290
  Brief Description

  

  A refreshing alternative to voluminous literature anthologies, this compact, inexpensive, and diverse collection of fiction, poetry, and drama provides a concise yet complete introduction to the study of literature.

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  Major Themes for Modern Writers (Penguin Academics Series)
  Wiener
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 448 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321441729 | ISBN-13: 9780321441720
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  Part of the Penguin Academics series, Major Themes for Modern Writers is a thematically-organized reader offering a balance of contemporary and classic readings with minimal apparatus and a high-quality but low cost design.

   

  Major Themes for Modern Writers explores multiple perspectives on significant topics such as family, education, work and prosperity, law and democracy, gender, science and technology, language, and beliefs and values.  Classic readings whose theses consistently resonate with students are balanced with fresh readings on contemporary issues such as gay parenting, the return of the sweatshop to America’s manufacturing sector, voter apathy, the failures of feminism, global warming, the excesses of cyberspace, diet and behavior, the appeal of superheroes, and 21^st century American migration trends.

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  New American Democracy, The, Alternate Edition, 6/E
  Fiorina, Peterson, Johnson & Mayer
  ©2009 | Longman | Paper; 672 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205662943 | ISBN-13: 9780205662944
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  With an emphasis on elections and their importance in the American political system, this groundbreaking offers a stimulating, analytical approach to American government and a unique perspective on contemporary politics.

   

  Noted scholars and teachers all, the authors propose in their text that politicians today are perpetually engaged in the election process–a “permanent campaign”–which has profoundly affected how our government functions today.  The proliferation of public opinion polls, the growing influence of the Internet, the ubiquitous nature of the news media, and the increasingly important role of interest groups—all demonstrate that America is moving toward a more popular democracy and have blurred the lines between politicians campaigning and governing. 

   

  The sixth edition of this prestigious text will have been brought completely up-to-date through the end of the George W. Bush administration and 2008 Presidential Election, by its publication.  The alternate version of The New American Democracy includes the exact same coverage as the comprehensive version without the policy chapters. 

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  One Hundred Great Essays (Penguin Academics Series), 3/E
  DiYanni
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 800 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205535550 | ISBN-13: 9780205535552
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  One Hundred Great Essays is published as part of the Penguin Academics Series, a series of low-cost, high-quality offerings intended for use in introductory college courses.

   

  One Hundred Great Essays collects one-hundred of the most teachable and rewarding essays used in today's college composition class. The anthology combines classic, commonly taught essays with frequently anthologized contemporary essays by today's most highly regarded writers. The selections are broadly diverse in both subject matter and authorship. Essays have been selected as both models for good writing and useful springboards for student writing. An introductory section discusses the qualities of the essay form and offers instruction on how to read essays critically, and shows students how to use the writing process to develop their own essays.

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  One Hundred Great Essays (Penguin Academics Series), 2/E
  DiYanni
  ©2005 | Longman | Paper; 864 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321276663 | ISBN-13: 9780321276667
  Brief Description

  

  One Hundred Great Essays is published as part of the Penguin Academics Series, a series of low-cost, high-quality offerings intended for use in introductory college courses.

  One Hundred Great Essays collects that number of the most teachable and rewarding essays used in today's college composition class. The anthology combines classic essays that are commonly taught in composition courses with the most frequently anthologized essays of recent note by today's most highly regarded writers. The selections exhibit a broad range of diversity in subject matter and authorship. All essays have been selected for their teachability, both as models for writing and for their usefulness as springboards for student writing. An introductory section informs students about the qualities of the essay form and offers instruction on how to read essays critically and use the writing process to develop their own essays.

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  Poetry: A Pocket Anthology (Penguin Academics Series), 5/E
  Gwynn
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 512 pp | Out of Stock
  ISBN-10: 032136631X | ISBN-13: 9780321366313
  Brief Description

  

  This brief, inexpensive, and portable anthology features more than 250 poems, presenting a diverse body of work ranging from William Shakespeare and John Donne to Cathy Song and Sherman Alexie.

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  Principles of Writing Research Papers (Penguin Academics Series), 2/E
  Lester & Lester
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 288 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 032142610X | ISBN-13: 9780321426109
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  The Principles of Writing Research Papers is the ultimate brief research reference. Pocket-sized and inexpensive, this research guide is priced to work as a supplement in any research-oriented course.

   

  Designed as a guide for writing research papers both in first-year composition courses and in upper-level courses in all disciplines, The Principles of Writing Research Papers is rooted in the fundamentals of thorough library research but encourages and equips students to use the Internet as well as field research where appropriate. It endorses the written word while recognizing the value of graphics, audio, video, and slide presentations.

   

  Numerous student samples and excerpts model research papers with particular attention to MLA documentation style. With all the authority of the best-selling author of freshman research manuals, in an easy-to-use and value-priced Penguin Academic Edition, this text is the perfect complement to any freshman course that requires the completion of a full research paper.

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  Readings on the Ultimate Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy (Penguin Academics Series), 2/E
  Rauhut & Smith
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 640 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321413008 | ISBN-13: 9780321413000
  Brief Description

  

  Accessible and engaging, this brief and inexpensive anthology provides contemporary and classical readings in the key areas of Introductory Philosophy.

   

  Part of Longman's Penguin Academics series, this brief, low-cost, anthology is only $30.00 net, much less than similar anthologies. Designed to be used on its own or with its companion text, Ultimate Questions: Thinking About Philosophy, this collection of readings covers the major topic areas in philosophy: Knowledge; Free Will; Personal Identity; Mind/Body; God; Ethics; and Political Philosophy. While focusing primarily on contemporary philosophy, it also includes many of the classic works essential to an introductory course.

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  Rhetorical Choices: A Reader for Writers (Penguin Academics Series), 2/E
  Gilyard, Holdstein & Schuster
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 672 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321444922 | ISBN-13: 9780321444929
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  Part of the Penguin Academics Series, Rhetorical Choices is a rhetorically-organized reader whose selections and apparatus encourage students to pay attention to the social and rhetorical dimensions of language and writing.

   

  The exploration of these dimensions throughout the book also helps students to see the power of writing and the lifelong benefits of writing well.  Through its choice of readings and pedagogical elements throughout the book, Rhetorical Choices stresses more than any other reader the idea that writers are always making choices and that these choices always occur in a particular social, political, and cultural context.

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  Short Guide to College Writing, A, 4/E
  Barnet, Bellanca & Stubbs
  ©2010 | Longman | Paper; 368 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205706606 | ISBN-13: 9780205706600
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  For courses in first year composition or academic writing.

   

  One of the high-quality, low-priced entries in Longman's Penguin Academics Series, A Short Guide to College Writing is a clear and authoritative brief rhetoric that emphasizes analysis, argument, and research in academic writing.

   

  Engagingly written by a well-known author team, A Short Guide to College Writing offers students clear, practical guidance.  Students can turn to this book for help with everything from choosing a topic, writing an analysis, and documenting sources to constructing a paragraph and punctuating a quotation. Separate chapters provide support for revising a draft, editing a revision, or preparing a final copy.  Discussion and examples of description and narration are included, but the emphasis throughout is on the most common college writing assignments: analysis, argument, and research. Students are taught the essential skills for effective college writing—skills they will need when writing for a first-year composition course, or for any other college-level course.

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  Short Guide to College Writing, A (Penguin Academics Series), 3/E
  Barnet, Bellanca & Stubbs
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 384 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321457420 | ISBN-13: 9780321457424
  Brief Description

  

  One of the high-quality, low-priced entries in Longman's Penguin Academics Series, A Short Guide to College Writing is a clear and authoritative brief rhetoric that emphasizes analysis, argument, and research in academic writing.

   

  Engagingly written by a well-known author team, A Short Guide to College Writing offers students clear, practical guidance on college writing.  Students can turn to this book for help with everything from choosing a topic, writing an analysis, and documenting sources to constructing a paragraph and punctuating a quotation. Separate chapters provide support for revising a draft, editing a revision, or preparing a final copy.  Discussion and examples of description and narration are included, but the emphasis throughout is on the most common college writing assignments: analysis, argument, and research. Students are taught the essential skills for effective college writing–skills they will need when writing for a first-year composition course, or for any other college-level course.

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  Society: Myths and Realities, An Introduction to Sociology (Penguin Academics Series)
  Thio
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 600 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205480500 | ISBN-13: 9780205480500
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  Society: Myths and Realities offers a complete and balanced introduction to sociology in the accclaimed Penguin Academic format--a textbook that is economical, portable, and highly readable, like a Penguin trade paperback.

   

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  Steps for Writers: Composing Essays, Volume 2 (Penguin Academics Series)
  Eggers
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 288 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321198824 | ISBN-13: 9780321198822
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  Concise and affordable, Steps for College Writers, Volume 2, teaches students the basics of composing solid paragraphs and essays in preparation for freshman composition.

   

  Steps for College Writers is organized around three phases of college writing: finding one’s own writing process, writing essays based on one’s own experience and perceptions, and writing essays involving texts and research.  Grammar and usage, peer review, and student and professional models are incorporated throughout the text to effectively teach the writing process to today’s developing writers.

   

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  Steps for Writers: Sentence & Paragraph to Essay, Volume 1, (Penguin Academics Series)
  Eggers
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 240 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321198816 | ISBN-13: 9780321198815
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  Steps for Writers teaches the basics of composing solid paragraphs and essays through a graduated approach to emphasize the author’s goal of growth and development.

   

  Phil Eggers’ graduated approach to writing and grammar empowers students to move in “steps” and build confidence as they progress through the book. Students who feel they need more practice can work through all levels; the more confident students can check their competency and move to the areas in which they are not proficient.  Similarly, the sequence of chapters also builds comfort with writing.  After an introduction to the writing process, students apply the steps to paragraph writing, building up to the essay.  This flexibility helps students overcome their anxiety, and, therefore, contributes to their discovery of writing’s intrinsic qualities.

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  Struggle for Freedom: A History of African Americans, The, Penguin Academic Series, Concise Edition, Combined Volume
  Carson, Lapsansky-Werner & Nash
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 640 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321355768 | ISBN-13: 9780321355768
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  The Struggle for Freedom, a narrative of the black experience in America, uses a distinctive biographical approach to guide the story and animate the history.

  In each chapter, individual African Americans are the pivot points on which historical changes of the era turn. Life stories capture the rush of events that envelop individuals and illuminate the momentous decisions that, collectively, frame the American past and present.

  Inasmuch as that history is grounded in struggle–in the consistent and insistent call to the United States to deliver on the constitutional promises made to all its citizens–this book is also an American history text, weaving into the narrative the milestones of mainstream American history, economy, politics, arts and letters.

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  Struggle for Freedom: A History of African Americans, The, Penguin Academic Series, Concise Edition, Volume I
  Carson, Nash & Lapsansky-Werner
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 352 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 032135575X | ISBN-13: 9780321355751
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  The Struggle for Freedom, a narrative of the black experience in America, uses a distinctive biographical approach to guide the story and animate the history.

  In each chapter, individual African Americans are the pivot points on which historical changes of the era turn. Life stories capture the rush of events that envelop individuals and illuminate the momentous decisions that, collectively, frame the American past and present.

  Inasmuch as that history is grounded in struggle–in the consistent and insistent call to the United States to deliver on the constitutional promises made to all its citizens–this book is also an American history text, weaving into the narrative the milestones of mainstream American history, economy, politics, arts and letters.

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  Struggle for Freedom: A History of African Americans, The, Penguin Academic Series, Concise Edition, Volume II
  Carson, Nash & Lapsansky-Werner
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 384 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321355741 | ISBN-13: 9780321355744
  Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

  

  The Struggle for Freedom, a narrative of the black experience in America, uses a distinctive biographical approach to guide the story and animate the history.

  In each chapter, individual African Americans are the pivot points on which historical changes of the era turn. Life stories capture the rush of events that envelop individuals and illuminate the momentous decisions that, collectively, frame the American past and present.

  Inasmuch as that history is grounded in struggle–in the consistent and insistent call to the United States to deliver on the constitutional promises made to all its citizens–this book is also an American history text, weaving into the narrative the milestones of mainstream American history, economy, politics, arts and letters.

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  Twenty-Five Great Essays (Penguin Academics Series), 3/E
  DiYanni
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 224 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205535569 | ISBN-13: 9780205535569
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  Twenty-Five Great Essays provides an outstanding collection of classic and contemporary writing as part of Longman's Penguin Academics Series of low-cost, high-quality offerings intended for use in introductory college courses.

   

  This brief reader features a collection of eminently teachable and rewarding essays for today's college composition courses. Combining commonly taught, classic essays with the best of contemporary writing, Twenty-Five Great Essays provides flexible options for every composition classroom. The selections are diverse in both subject matter and authorship. They have been chosen as models of good writing, as well as for their usefulness as springboards for student writing. An introductory section informs students about the characteristics of the essay form and offers instruction both on reading essays critically and on the process of writing effective essays.

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  Ultimate Questions: Thinking About Philosophy (Penguin Academics Series), 2/E
  Rauhut
  ©2007 | Longman | Paper; 272 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321412982 | ISBN-13: 9780321412980
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  Part of the Penguin Academic Series, this inexpensive ($25.00 net) and brief text examines the main problems in contemporary philosophy and uses more than 100 “Food for Thought” exercises that promote learning by helping students become true active learners of philosophy.

   

  Vivid and engaging examples further enhance this up-to-date examination of the main problems in contemporary philosophy. It is written for professors teaching a problems-oriented course.

   

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