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Critical and Creative Thinking: A Guide for Teachers reveals ways to develop a capacity to think both critically and creatively in practical and productive ways. Explains why critical and creative thinking complement each other with clear examples Provides a practical toolkit of cognitive techniqu... More

DiYanni's Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama features student-centered approaches to literature—from experience to interpretation to evaluation—and an emphasis on making connections between texts and thinking critically about literature. <p><p>Known for its clear presentation of the fo... More

How you can enrich your life by becoming a more skillful and engaged reader of literatureWe are what we read, according to Robert DiYanni. Reading may delight us or move us; we may read for instruction or inspiration. But more than this, in reading we discover ourselves. We gain access to the lives ... More

Provides educators with practical strategies, tools, and techniques for teaching critical reading skills to students in the social and natural sciences. Strong critical reading skills are an essential part of any student’s academic success. Teaching these vital skills requires educators to develop a... More

The essential how-to guide to successful college teaching and learningThe college classroom is a place where students have the opportunity to be transformed and inspired through learning—but teachers need to understand how students actually learn. Robert DiYanni and Anton Borst provide an accessible... More

Powerful strategies, tools, and techniques for educators teaching students critical reading skills in the humanities. Every educator understands the importance of teaching students how to read critically. Even the best teachers, however, find it challenging to translate their own learned critical re... More

The first full-color rhetorical reader with an integrated CD-ROM, FRAMES OF MIND: A RHETORICAL READER WITH OCCASIONS FOR WRITING treats the traditional rhetorical patterns not only as methods for effective writing, but as frames for critical thinking.... More

Offering an exploration of Western and World civilization's cultural heritage, this book is richly illustrated, beautifully designed and engaging.Readers move chronologically through major periods and stylesfrom prehistoric culture to 20th Century Americato gain insight into the achievements and ide... More

Like its larger counterpart, the compact Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama by Robert DiYanni features student-centered approaches to literature--from experience to interpretation to evaluation--and an emphasis on making connections between texts and thinking critically about liter... More

Provides techniques on how to be successful in college. ... More

Handbook for the Humanities is a compact yet comprehensive account of the humanities from the beginning of human civilization to the present day. this new humanities handbook includes coverage of painting, sculpture, and architecture; history, philosophy, and religion; literature, music, film--and m... More

For one semester/quarter courses on Introduction to the Humanities or Cultural Studies. Now in full color, Arts and Culture provides an introduction to global civilizations and their artistic achievements, history, and cultures. The authors consider two important questions: What makes a work a maste... More

"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 ... More

100 classic and contemporary readings, alphabetically organized by author for ease and flexibility.... More