The original, best-selling interdisciplinary composition text, Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum, Eighth Edition , teaches students of all majors and interests to communicate more effectively.

Hallmarks of the text include its sound writing instruction—focusing on summary, synthesis, and critique—combined with engaging, thematic readings that provide depth of coverage in each discipline-specific chapter. Expanded coverage of argumentation and writing online address issues of today's classrooms. Updated, streamlined pedagogy and class-tested new thematic chapters keep this classic exciting and current.