Ninth Edition - Instructor's Manual - A Reader and a Guide, Ninth Edition with 698 pages. - Approx. Size: 6 1/2" x 9". - Helps Students make the reading-writing connection. Axelrod and Cooper have bridged the gap between reader and rhetoric to create a book that provides both structure for students and flexibility for instructors. With genres ranging from autobiography to argument-students realize the importance of critical thinking and reading in becoming good writers in college and beyond.