This is a hardback. It is a highschool level literature book, with units covering: identity, conflicts, and turning points,\; short story, including setting, character, plot, theme; nonfiction, including autobiography, eulogies, humorous essay, and social commentary; myths, including Greek heroes, medieval heroes and modern conceptions of the hero; poetry, including shape and sound, imagery, speaker and tone and idea; drama; and, the novel.