TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mifflin, Houghton.
TI  - Houghton Mifflin college reading series
SN  - 9780618541928 
U1  - 808 23
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Boston, MA
PB  - Houghton Mifflin Co.
KW  - College readers
KW  - Reading (Higher education)
N1  - Contents;

CHAPTER 1 IMPROVING AND THINKING
Goals for Chapter
Reading and Better Thinking
How to Improve Reading Skill
How This Book Will Help You Improve
Chapter 1 Review, etc.

CHAPTER 2 MAIN IDEAS
Goals for Chapter
Test Yourself
General and Specific
Determining the Topic
Determining the Main Idea, etc.

CHAPTER 3 SUPPORTING DETAILS, MAPPING AND OUTLINING
Goals for Chapter
Test Yourself
Supporting Details
Major and Minor Details
Transitions, etc.

CHAPTER 4 IMPLIED MAIN IDEAS
Goals for Chapter
Test Yourself
Understanding Implied Main Ideas
Determining Implied main Ideas
Reading Longer Selections, etc.

CHAPTER 5 TRANSITIONS
Goals for Chapter
Test Yourself
Characteristics of Transitions
Transition words that Indicate a Series
Transition words that Indicate Time Order, etc.

CHAPTER 6 PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION
Goals for chapter
Test Yourself
Topic Sentences
Series
Time Order, etc.

CHAPTER 7 INFERENCES
Goals for Chapter
Test Yourself
Making Inference
Guideline for Making Accurate Inferences
Making Inferences in Literature, etc.

CHAPTER 8 PURPOSE AND TONE
Goals for chapter
Test Yourself
Purpose
Bias and Tone
Chapter 8 Review, etc.

CHAPTER 9 CRITICAL READING 1
Goals for chapter
Test Yourself
The Two Components of Argument: Point and Support
Chapter 9 Review
Reading Selection, etc.

CHAPTER 10 CRITICAL READING II
Goals for chapter
Test Yourself
Distinguishing fact from opinion
Informed vs. Uninformed opinion
Logical Fallacies, etc.

; Includes Index : p. 603-609
ER  -