James R. Andrews' "A Choice of Worlds: The Practice and Criticism of Public Discourse" is an ideal choice for introducing college undergraduates (or even high school students) to the basic mysteries of rhetorical criticism. In Part One, "The Rhetoric of Public Discourse," Andrews establishes a series of practical and critical principles based on the centrality of the relationships between a speaker, an audience and a message understood in relation to its context. In Part Two, "Speeches for Analysis and Criticism," look at each of his six principles through a pair of speeches, the complete texts of which are included at the end of the chapter. For example, "The Primacy of the Audience" is presented through a critical introduction, "Peace Among Ourselves: Lincoln, King and the Rhetoric of Unity," which uses Lincoln's "Second Inaugural Address" and King's "I Have A Dream" speech. Other chapters include speeches by Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy, Thomas Jefferson, Winston Churchill and Malcolm X. "A Choice of Worlds" is an introductory text, refined over the years by Andrews at Indiana University, which will provide students with an appropriate grounding in the study of public discourse and prepare them for the next level where they will study specific rhetorical theorists such as Aristotle, Burke and Toulmin. However, this text more than adequately establishes the basics.