Stop what you're doing and read this!
2011
Book
The ten essays in this book tell us about the experience of reading, why access to books should never be taken for granted, how reading transforms our brains, and how literature can save lives. In any 24 hours there are so many demands on your time and attention - books should be one of them.
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London : Vintage, 2011, c2011.London : Vintage, 2011.©2011.
Collation:
181 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
"Carmen Callil, Nicholas Carr, Jane Davis, Mark Haddon, Blake Morrison, Tim Parks, Michael Rosen, Zadie Smith, Jeanette Winterson, Maryanne Wolf and Mirit Barzillai".
Shelving notes:
23094 0000018490 1 13-04-2012 99 Favorably reviewed in The Age 7 April 2012 nyctro 13-04-2012 7
Contents:
Library Life'/ Zadie Smith -- Twelve Thoughts About Reading / Blake Morrison -- True Daemons / Carmen Callil -- Mindful Reading / Tim Parks -- The Right Words in the Right Order / Mark Haddon -- Memories and Expectations / Michael Rosen -- The Reading Revolution / Jane Davis -- A Bed. A Book. A Mountain / Jeanette Winterson -- The Dreams of Readers / Nicholas Carr.
ISBN:
9780099565949
Dewey class:
028.8
Language:
English
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BRN:
207026
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Literature | LITER 028.8 STOP | Available |