Signs of Life in the USA

Sonia Maasik, late of the UCLA Writing Programs, taught writing from developmental to advanced levels for over five decades. Along with Jack Solomon, she has co-authored the Bedford/St. Martin's textbooks Signs of Life in the U.S.A.: Readings on Popular Culture for Writers – now in its eleventh edition – and California Dreams and Realities.

Jack Solomon is Professor Emeritus of English at California State University, Northridge, where he taught literature, critical theory, and popular cultural semiotics, and directed the Office of Academic Assessment and Program Review. He is often interviewed by the California media for analysis of current events and trends. He is the author of Discourse and Reference in the Nuclear Age (1988) and The Signs of Our Time (1990). Along with Sonia Maasik, he has co-authored the Bedford/St. Martin's textbooks Signs of Life in the U.S.A.: Readings on Popular Culture for Writers – now in its eleventh edition – and California Dreams and Realities.

Established in 1981, Bedford/St. Martin’s is the largest college publisher of textbooks for English composition courses. They publish best-selling textbooks like A Writer’s Reference, The St. Martin’s Guide to College Writing, and Patterns for College Writing.