"This program provides the ideal tool to
push (students') thinking further…. Particularly interesting to my students
are the sections on Alternative Readings. One of my students is using ideas
from the religious reading of The Stand (King, 1990) for a current paper.
Boolean and natural language make this tool exceptionally easy to use….
For libraries or departments where students go beyond devouring the stories
of Grisham, Clancy, and Koontz, this CD would be a beneficial investment."
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text of all the volumes simultaneously, as well as to search for the common
themes, styles,etc., of a variety of popular writers."
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Kathleen Gregory Klein, Series Editor
Includes the following popular authors:
Julia Alvarez
Rudolfo Anaya
V.C. Andrews
Maya Angelou
Ray Bradbury
Tom Clancy
Mary Higgins Clark
Arthur C. Clarke
James Clavell
Pat Conroy
Robin Cook
Michael Crichton
Louise Erdrich
Howard Fast
Ken Follett
Ernest J. Gaines |
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John Grisham
James Herriot
Tony Hillerman
John Irving
John Jakes
Garrison Keillor
Jamaica Kincaid
Stephen King
Barbara Kingsolver
Maxine Hong Kingston
Dean Koontz
Robert Ludlum
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Anne McCaffrey
Colleen McCullough |
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Terry McMillan
Larry McMurtry
James Michener
Toni Morrison
Gloria Naylor
Chaim Potok
Anne Rice
Tom Robbins
John Saul
Erich Segal
Amy Tan
Anne Tyler
Leon Uris
Gore Vidal
Kurt Vonnegut |
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Critical Companions
to Popular Contemporary Writers offers immediate access to
hundreds of titles by 46 of the most widely read contemporary writers.
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Helps students easily compare and contrast plot devices, style, character development and themes |
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Accessible and appropriate for young adult and college reading audiences |
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Expert analysis by writers, academics, and librarians who know the authors' works and understand literary criticism |
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Includes a complete bibliography of books, selected reviews, and criticism |
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Alternative readings section provides various literary perspectives |
Read more about this product in our downloadable
fact sheet (PDF Format). |
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