The joy of reading : a passionate guide to 189 of the world's best authors and their works
Van Doren, Charles Lincoln, 1926-2008
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This work follows the great authors and classics that transformed the world from Aristotle and Herodotus in ancient Greece to Salinger and Heinlein in 20th-century America. It explains what is wonderful in the books readers have missed and awakens their desire to reopen the books they already know.
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Edition:
[New ed.].
Publisher:
Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks ; Bath : Manning Partnership [distributor], c2008.
Collation:
xvii, 525 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: New York: Harmony, 1985.Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-516) and index.
ISBN:
9781402211607 (hbk)1402211600 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
3979665
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