The Lifelong Reader Second Edition Author:Brenda D. Smith, Laura Courtney Headley Flexible and contemporary, this reading skills text helps students develop reading strategies that will turn them into lifelong readers who can comprehend college textbooks and enjoy the many reading opportunities the world has to offer. Bestselling reading author Brenda Smith, whose hallmarks are her engaging writing styl... more »e and her ability to motivate students, has teamed up with Laura Courtney Headley to write this innovative text. The Lifelong Reader combines streamlined instructional material with ample readings and practice activities that ask students to apply their reading skills to a wealth of materials, from college textbooks through newspapers and novels. The Lifelong Reader can be used as a companion to the Reader's Handbook by Brenda Smith or as a standalone text. The Lifelong Reader provides students with manageable chunks of instruction in each chapterconcise explanations of skillsfollowed by several practice exercises and two longer endofchapter reading selections to help students develop their reading skills. For people seeking to develop basic reading skills and expand their enjoyment of reading.« less