RHI: Promoting Active Citizenship

Random House, Inc. is delighted to present the second volume of our free magazine for middle- and high-school educators: RHI.

Featuring an Introduction by Barack Obama; teacher's guides written by nationally-renowned educators; articles by or about Random House authors such as Jonathan Kozol, Daniel Goleman, and Sonia Nazario; pieces on issues such as "going green" and the teaching of non-politicized science; and a contribution from Rock the Vote, RHI: Promoting Active Citizenship will help you to motivate your students, update your curricula, and launch school-wide programs.

An order form is included and may be used to request exam copies of the featured titles.

Please also visit our RHI web page, where you can download all of the content from this volume.

Click here for the first volume: Reaching Reluctant Readers.

If you would like to receive a complimentary, printed copy of the magazine, please email us.

British Writer Doris Lessing wins 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature

British writer Doris Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy said Thursday, citing her as "that epicist of the female experience, who with skepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilization to scrutiny."

Vintage publishes a number of Lessing's titles, including The Fifth Child , Stories, and The Summer Before the Dark.

Click here for a complete list of titles by Doris Lessing.

• In memoriam: Norman Mailer.