Patterns for College Writing: A Rhetorical Reader and Guide

Key differences between 13th and 12th editions

• Time lapse between current and previous publications:5 years (2016 vs 2011).
• The Thirteenth Edition of Patterns for College Writing is available in electronic (e-Book) format.
• New debate on student loan crisis.
• New casebooks:
• Football's dangers
• Should students be allowed to carry guns on college campuses
• The book includes 29 new professional essays, including:
• Maggie Koerth-Baker' s research around people who tend to believe in conspiracies.
• Juan Williams' article comparing the lyrics of songs in the Summer of 1963 to that of the Summer of 2013.
• Essay "The money" by Junot Diaz about incident that happened when he was 12 years old.
• Bich Minh Nguyen's essay about the impact the Twinkie has had on America.
• Jonathan Blaustein's photographic project "The Value of a Dollar".
• Maia Szalavitz's article listing 10 ways in which the human brain makes errors in assessing the risks.
• Essay by Max Brooks on why movies, books, and TV shows about Zombies remain to be a leader in the horror industry.
• and other (for details see Side by side comparison of table of contents).