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001 2010034350
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008 100816s2011 nyu b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2010034350
020 $a9780199747498 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
020 $a0199747490 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn657223858
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050 00 $aPN83$b.J36 2011
082 00 $a028/.8$222
100 1 $aJacobs, Alan,$d1958-
245 14 $aThe pleasures of reading in an age of distraction /$cAlan Jacobs.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$cc2011.
300 $a162 p. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $aThe author argues that reading is alive and well in America. Millions of devoted readers support hundreds of enormous bookstores and online booksellers. Jacobs's interactions with his students and the readers of his own books, however, suggest that many readers lack confidence; they wonder whether they are reading well, with proper focus and attentiveness, with due discretion and discernment. Jacobs offers an insightful, accessible, and playfully irreverent guide for aspiring readers. Each chapter focuses on one aspect of approaching literary fiction, poetry, or nonfiction, and the book explores everything from the invention of silent reading, reading responsively, rereading, and reading on electronic devices.
650 0 $aReading.
650 0 $aSelf-culture.
650 0 $aStudy skills.