An edition of The pleasures of reading
(2014)
The pleasures of reading
a booklover's alphabet
by Catherine Sheldrick Ross
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"Based on years of ground-breaking research, this book supplies a look at the unique relationship between each text and the individual reader that results in a satisfying, pleasurable, and even life-changing reading experience"--
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES, Books and reading, Buch, Popular literature, Library & Information Science, Social aspects, Reading interests, Reading Skills, Literatur, General, Public services (Libraries), Lesen, Reading, Libraries and community, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Reading Skills, Library science| Edition | Availability |
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The pleasures of reading: a booklover's alphabet
2014, Libraries Unlimited, An imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
in English
159158695X 9781591586951
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Table of Contents
Introduction: 30 ways of looking at the reading experience
A. ABC and counting books
Alexia
B. Bad reading
Before reading
Books about books and reading
C. Changing lives
D. Detective, mystery, and crime fiction
E. E-reading
F. Five-foot shelf of books
G. Gothic
H. Horror
I. Important books versus indiscriminate reading
J. Jackets and book covers
K. Kindred readers
L. Literary logrolling
M. Marginalia
N. Nonfiction
O. Only the best
P. Plots
Q. Questions about reading
R. Rags to riches
Romance fiction
S. Self-help
T. Titles
U. Unreadable books
V. Vampires, zombies, and the undead
W. Westerns
X. X-traordinary readers
Y. Year of reading
Z.Z to A, A to Z reading.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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