The Conscious Reader (8th Edition)
by By Shrodes, Caroline (EDT), Finestone, Harry, Shugrue, Michael, Shrodes, Caroline, Finestone, Harry (EDT), and Shugrue, Michael (EDT)
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines , Composition & Creative Writing

The Conscious Reader is an exceptionally rich, thematic anthology of nonfiction prose and literary works, with a multidisciplinary and culturally diverse selection of readings.    Renowned for the quality of its selections, The Conscious Reader represents a broad range of academic disciplines and interests, including art, cultural studies, education, psychology, philosophy, politics, science, technology, and environmental studies. The 168 selections also represent a wide range of genres: 25 personal reminiscences, 81 essays, 22 short stories, 34 poems, 2 plays, and 4 full-color paintings. They range from the classical (Plato's Crito) to the contemporary (Maya Angelou, Roger Rosenblatt, and Kenzaburo Oe).    For anyone interested in literature.