The pleasures of reading, a booklover's alphabet, Catherine Sheldrick Ross
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The pleasures of reading, a booklover's alphabet, Catherine Sheldrick Ross
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The pleasures of reading
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
756577015
Responsibility statement
Catherine Sheldrick Ross
Sub title
a booklover's alphabet
Summary
"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"--, Provided by publisher
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
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