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100 1 $aBrottman, Mikita,$d1966-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96110294
245 14 $aThe solitary vice :$bagainst reading /$cMikita Brottman.
260 $aBerkeley :$bCounterpoint :$bDistributed by Publishers Group West,$c[2008], ©2008.
300 $a233 pages :$billustrations ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $a"PopMatters"--T.p. verso.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [213]-233).
505 00 $tIntroduction -- $g1.$tIn the Attic -- $g2.$tIn the Stacks -- $g3.$tOn the Shelf -- $g4.$tBehind the Scenes -- $g5.$tBetween the Lines -- $g6.$tUnder the Floorboards -- $g7.$tOn the Couch.
520 1 $a"Mikita Brottman wonders, Just why is reading so great? It's a solitary practice, one that takes away from time that could be spent developing important social networking skills. Reading is not required for health, happiness, or a loving family. And, if reading is so important, why are catchy and juvenile slogans like "Reading Changes Lives" and "Champions Read" needed to hammer the point home?" "Fearlessly tackling the notion that nonreaders are doomed to lives of despair and mental decay, Brottman makes the case that the value of reading lies not in its ability to ward off Alzheimer's or that it's a pleasant hobby. Rather, she argues that like that other well-known solitary vice, masturbation, reading is ultimately not an act of pleasure but a tool for self-exploration, one that allows people to see the world through the eyes of others and lets them travel deep into the darkness of the human condition."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aBooks and reading$xPsychological aspects.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009117392
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