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- ISBN: 9780199747498 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 0199747490 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
- Physical Description: 162 p. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary, etc.: | The author argues that reading is alive and well ... Read More |
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| Subject: | Reading. Self-culture Study skills. |
| LDR | 01982cam a2200349 a 4500 | ||
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| 001 | 133351 | ||
| 003 | LARL_NWRL_CONSORTIUM | ||
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| 008 | 100816s2011 nyu b 000 0 eng | ||
| 010 | . | ‡a2010034350 | |
| 019 | . | ‡a727805123 | |
| 020 | . | ‡a9780199747498 (hbk. : acid-free paper) | |
| 020 | . | ‡a0199747490 (hbk. : acid-free paper) | |
| 035 | . | ‡a(OCoLC)657223858 ‡z(OCoLC)727805123 | |
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| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aJacobs, Alan, ‡d1958- ‡0(LARL_NWRL_CONSORTIUM)188300 |
| 245 | 1 | 4. | ‡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. ‡0(LARL_NWRL_CONSORTIUM)29457 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aSelf-culture ‡0(LARL_NWRL_CONSORTIUM)30588 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aStudy skills. ‡0(LARL_NWRL_CONSORTIUM)32052 | |
| 948 | . | ‡hNO HOLDINGS IN LAL - 247 OTHER HOLDINGS | |
| 994 | . | ‡aZ0 ‡bLAL | |
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