Mather, Peter, <br/><br/>
The art of critical reading :  brushing up on your reading, thinking, and study skills / 
Peter Mather, Rita McCarthy. 
 - xxviii, 559 pages :  illustrations (some colour) ;  28 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes indexes. 
<br/><br/>Your life in college and beyond -- Topics, main ideas, and details -- The author's purpose and the rhetorical modes -- Transition words and patterns of organization -- Inference -- Figurative language -- Tone -- Fact and opinion -- Point of view -- Bias -- Analyzing and evaluating arguments -- Evaluating the evidence -- Organizing textbook information -- Vocabulary units. 
<br/><br/> "This new text uses the theme of art (integrated through reading selections, visuals, and exercises) to create an exciting and engaged approach to reading and learning. The Art of Critical Reading offers a wealth of effective exercises and reading selections drawn from a variety of sources (college textbooks, newspapers, magazines, and classic and contemporary literature)to inspire students to read with passion and care."--Publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>007241376X 9780072413762 0072499990 9780072499995 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004042685 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Reading (Higher education)<br/>Critical thinking.<br/>Study skills.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB2395.3  / .M27 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>428.40711