List of Required
Textbooks
Textbooks
Required Textbook List for ENGL 475, 575, and 675
No matter which course or level, you may pick a book-length reader to go along with the
textbook. You may also have students read articles online or have them bring in their
textbooks from their other courses to practice the reading instruction. You can also find
MLA information or other references online if needed.
English 475 – Fundamentals of College Reading & Writing
Crossroads: Integrated Reading and Writing. Dusenberry/Moore. Prentice-Hall, 2011. ISBN 9780205834143 (~$69)
Reading Critically, Writing Well: A Reader and Guide. 9th edition. Axelrod/Cooper. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2011.
ISBN 9780312607616 (~$52)
Reflections: Patterns for Reading and Writing. Kathleen McWhorter. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2013. ISBN
9780312486884 (~$62) (VIEW ON COURSESMART)
Optional 475 non-fiction readers (if you select another reader, Neil must approve it)
• The current College Book (if appropriate for this level)
• The Glass Castle: A Memoir, Jeanette Walls
• My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student, Rebekah Nathan
• Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, Barbara Ehrenreich
• Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter, Steven Johnson
• Into the Wild, John Krakauer
English 575 – Introduction to College Reading & Writing
Fusion: Integrated Reading and Writing, Book 2. Kemper/Meyer/Van Rys/Sebranek. Cengage, 2012. ISBN
9781133312499 (~$74) (VIEW ON COURSESMART)
In Concert: Reading and Writing. Kathleen McWhorter. Pearson, 2012. ISBN 9780321838629 (~$99)
(VIEW ON COURSESMART)
In Tandem: College Reading and Writing. Spears/Spears. McGraw-Hill, 2008. ISBN 9780073385709 (~$94)
(VIEW ON COURSESMART)
Optional 575 non-fiction readers (if you select another reader, Neil must approve it)
• Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson, Mitch Albom
• The Pursuit of Happyness, Mim Elchler Rivas
• This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women, ed. John Gregory
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou
• The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
English 675 – Preparation for College Reading & Writing
Fusion: Integrated Reading and Writing, Book 1. Kemper/Meyer/Van Rys/Sebranek. Cengage, 2012. ISBN
9781133312154 (~$39) (VIEW ON COURSESMART)
In Harmony: Reading and Writing. Kathleen McWhorter. Pearson, 2013. ISBN 9780321871855 (~$99)
Optional 675 non-fiction readers (if you select another reader, Neil must approve it)
• Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson, Mitch Albom
• The Pursuit of Happyness, Mim Elchler Rivas
• This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women, ed. John Gregory
• I know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou
• The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
No matter which course or level, you may pick a book-length reader to go along with the
textbook. You may also have students read articles online or have them bring in their
textbooks from their other courses to practice the reading instruction. You can also find
MLA information or other references online if needed.
English 475 – Fundamentals of College Reading & Writing
Crossroads: Integrated Reading and Writing. Dusenberry/Moore. Prentice-Hall, 2011. ISBN 9780205834143 (~$69)
Reading Critically, Writing Well: A Reader and Guide. 9th edition. Axelrod/Cooper. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2011.
ISBN 9780312607616 (~$52)
Reflections: Patterns for Reading and Writing. Kathleen McWhorter. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2013. ISBN
9780312486884 (~$62) (VIEW ON COURSESMART)
Optional 475 non-fiction readers (if you select another reader, Neil must approve it)
• The current College Book (if appropriate for this level)
• The Glass Castle: A Memoir, Jeanette Walls
• My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student, Rebekah Nathan
• Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, Barbara Ehrenreich
• Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter, Steven Johnson
• Into the Wild, John Krakauer
English 575 – Introduction to College Reading & Writing
Fusion: Integrated Reading and Writing, Book 2. Kemper/Meyer/Van Rys/Sebranek. Cengage, 2012. ISBN
9781133312499 (~$74) (VIEW ON COURSESMART)
In Concert: Reading and Writing. Kathleen McWhorter. Pearson, 2012. ISBN 9780321838629 (~$99)
(VIEW ON COURSESMART)
In Tandem: College Reading and Writing. Spears/Spears. McGraw-Hill, 2008. ISBN 9780073385709 (~$94)
(VIEW ON COURSESMART)
Optional 575 non-fiction readers (if you select another reader, Neil must approve it)
• Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson, Mitch Albom
• The Pursuit of Happyness, Mim Elchler Rivas
• This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women, ed. John Gregory
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou
• The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
English 675 – Preparation for College Reading & Writing
Fusion: Integrated Reading and Writing, Book 1. Kemper/Meyer/Van Rys/Sebranek. Cengage, 2012. ISBN
9781133312154 (~$39) (VIEW ON COURSESMART)
In Harmony: Reading and Writing. Kathleen McWhorter. Pearson, 2013. ISBN 9780321871855 (~$99)
Optional 675 non-fiction readers (if you select another reader, Neil must approve it)
• Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson, Mitch Albom
• The Pursuit of Happyness, Mim Elchler Rivas
• This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women, ed. John Gregory
• I know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou
• The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
