Now available for the first time in a Brief Edition, this classic thematic anthology has long been hailed for its exceptionally rich collection of essays, memoirs, stories, poems, and plays, and for its inclusion of classic and contemporary images. The text provides an anthology of essays, memoirs, stories, poems and plays. The nine themes range from self-discovery and relationships to larger issues of culture, science and technology, globalism and nationalism, and the goals of human freedom and dignity. MARKET: General Interest