California Dreams and Realities: Readings for Critical Thinkers and Writers

by Sonia Maasik, Marcia F. Muth, Janet E. Gardner, et al.

Book Overview

California has long been a bellwether state -- a place where crucial trends that eventually spread throughout the U.S. first take root. Its national and international influence is driven by one of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312412894
• ISBN13: 9780312412890
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Bedford Books
• Length: 447 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great textbook

This was purchased as a required reading for a college level English course. Great collection of stories and essays.

Dreams in realities

The books sends a profound message about life here in California, which is not entirely factual. When I have read the book it made me realized that how people perceived California is greatly influenced by what we hear and see from the media and television. But living here makes a person either contented or emotionally depressed.