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When read at the right moment, a novel can change your life. Bibliotherapists Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin know the power of a good book, and have been prescribing each other literary remedies f……続きを見る

'A brilliant, scholarly, sharp and witty account of our weird eternal obsession with the end times... So enjoyable, that I didn't want it to end - the world, or the book.’ – Adam Rutherford, author ……続きを見る

The book as object, as content, as idea, as interface. What is the book in a digital age? Is it a physical object containing pages encased in covers? Is it a portable device that gives us access to ……続きを見る

**Earn College Credit with REA's Test Prep for CLEP® American Literature Everything you need to pass the exam and get the college credit you deserve.** CLEP® is the most popular credit-by-examinatio……続きを見る

Décryptez Zazie dans le métro de Raymond Queneau avec l’analyse du PetitLitteraire.fr ! Que faut-il retenir de Zazie dans le métro, le célèbre roman de la littérature française contemporaine ? Retro……続きを見る

A primer on literature and how to read it. The easy-to-use, question-and-answer approach makes it the perfect gift for anyone. Students, English teachers, casual and avid readers will find the text ……続きを見る

As part of the Samuel Johnson tercentenary commemoration, the University of Georgia Press published the first full scholarly edition of Sir John Hawkins’s Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1787). From ……続きを見る

Are you looking for simple ways to improve your reading without spending tons of money? Everyone seems to be in a race to do as much with his or her time as possible these days. There always seems t……続きを見る

The first complete guide-for use by adults and children-to creating fun and educational book clubs for kids. As authors of The Book Club Cookbook, the classic guide to integrating great food and foo……続きを見る

In a recent sale catalog, one bookseller apologized for the condition of a sixteenth-century volume as "rather soiled by use." When the book was displayed the next year, the exhibition catalogue des……続きを見る

The fascinating stories behind what have been rightly called the "hottest books on the planet": The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's N……続きを見る

Through the Magic Door (1907) is an essay by Arthur Conan Doyle: his subject is the charisma and charm of books. Doyle invites readers to enjoy the greatest minds of all times through what they have……続きを見る

The must-have literary book of the season! Over the course of a year, the bestselling author of A History of Reading spends a month with each of his 12 favourite books, allowing us to observe both t……続きを見る

A legendary name from the Golden Age of Paperbacks, VICTOR J. BANIS spins a witty and exuberant tale of A Thousand and One Knights, flitting blithely from tale to tail, in one era and out the other.……続きを見る

“Will make many readers smile with recognition.”ーThe New Yorker “Readaholics, meet your new best friend.”ーPeople **“This book is bliss.”ー**The Boston Globe Sometimes subtle, sometimes striking, t……続きを見る

Adventure is just a book away as bestselling author Nancy Pearl returns with recommended reading for more than 120 destinations ー both worldly and imagined ー around the globe. From Las Vegas to th……続きを見る

Now in paperback, a delightful collection of essays on the transformative power of reading In The Book That Changed My Life, our most admired writers, doctors, professors, religious leaders, politic……続きを見る

One of America’s leading humorists and author of the bestseller Closing Time examines his own obsession with books Joe Queenan became a voracious reader as a means of escape from a joyless childhood……続きを見る

Perfectly balanced between humor and erudition, Ex Libris establishes Anne Fadiman as one of our finest contemporary essayists. Anne Fadiman is--by her own admission--the sort of person who learned ……続きを見る

When Canadian authors win prestigious literary prizes, from the Governor General's Literary Award to the Man Booker Prize, they are celebrated not only for their achievements, but also for contribut……続きを見る

Antoine Albalat (1856-1935), spécialiste de la littérature française et auteur bien connu de plusieurs manuels sur l'art d'écrire. Le but de ce livre : «Il ne ……続きを見る

Harry Potter. The name conjures up J.K. Rowling's wondrous world of magic that has captured the imaginations of millions on both the printed page and the silver screen with bestselling novels and bl……続きを見る

There’s been a revolution in American popular fiction. The writers who dominated the bestseller lists a generation ago with blockbuster novels about movie stars and exotic foreign lands have been re……続きを見る

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A collection of essays on Jorge Luis Borges by his long-time friend and collaborator. Jorge Luis Borges – Argentine poet, essayist, and short-story writer – is widely considered one of the giants of……続きを見る

What to read next is every book lover's greatest dilemma. Nancy Pearl comes to the rescue with this wide-ranging and fun guide to the best reading new and old. Pearl, who inspired legions of littera……続きを見る

“I know you’re very busy, Mr. Harper. We’re all busy. But every person has a space next to where they sleep, whether a patch of pavement or a fine bedside table. In that space, at night, a book can ……続きを見る

A much-loved author brings the world of literature alive for all ages This 'little history' takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The E……続きを見る

"Charles Van Doren has laid a feast before all of us that is irresistible."ーMortimer J. Adler This engaging love letter to reading follows the great authors and classics that transformed the world:……続きを見る

In this volume, Fernandez brings the under-examined figure of the Victorian servant out of obscurity in order to tell the story of his or her encounter with literacy, as imagined and represented in ……続きを見る