50 Essays: A Portable Anthology 3rd Edition

I have yet to engage students in this title, so I cannot yet determine its full worth to me. As I read it, however, it really has a lot to offer for my purposes (AP Language and Composition course). I do like the new pieces that have been included in this edition. I know in the future I will need to develop the skill set of writing my own multiple choice questions, but in the meant time I do so hope that Shea and Scanlon come out with a companion piece if they have not done so already.

It came pretty quick in shipping. I bought this for my English class, only to have read perhaps 1/2 dozen essays. The rest of them, i read on my own time. Some of the best works of our history, and should be well known by anyone. Whether your in English class or just want to read some great work- this is your book to buy.

I chose to give it 5 stars because it arrived on time, it was the correct book I needed, and because I just loved the experience overall. I needed it for my English 101 class and it was the cheapest I could find it knowing that textbooks are expensive. It also arrived by the time I needed it so I wasn't behind on my reading or anything. It's also a good book. It has all different types of essays and they're pretty short and interesting to read and very easy to analyze. (:

I originally just needed this for school but came to really enjoy the essays. I love non-fiction essays and there was a wide range of topics, so it made it so interesting. It also introduced me to different authors, which is another plus. I can't recommend this enough!

I use this book (and this edition) in my college Critical Thinking class. I loaned my copy to a desperate student and never got it back. Uh oh! I was super pleased to be able to get a replacement copy from this vendor. They were attentive and fast and the book looked exactly like they said it would.

I am glad my English professor assigned my class to purchased this book for most of his class readings and given assignments. All besides interesting, this book discusses many social discourses from essays written by well-known authors. Essays enjoyed inside hundreds of classrooms. Phenomenal read, and most of all, through this book, you will understand the importance of Education of many forms.Let's continue to educate ourselves!

I'm a new Adjunct and I picked this book for my first English 101 class. The students like it, I like it, and the introduction and glossary in the back are extremely great teaching tools. The readings are also just difficult enough that students would need a dictionary but not hard enough to totally stump most EFL students. I would definitely recommend this book to other profs.

I bought this for a college english class, it's a good collection of short essays from some great authors. I will probably not sell this one to the bookstore after the class ends because I really enjoyed reading it.