Ruined By Reading: A Life in Books |
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| Authors: | Schwartz, Lynne Sharon |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press |
| BISAC/Subject: | BIO007000, LIT000000, LIT007000 |
| ISBN: | 9780807071007, Related ISBNs: 0807070823, 0807070831, 0807071005, 9780807070826, 9780807070833 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 128, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: A Los Angeles Times Book Review Best Book of 1996
'Without books how could I have become myself?' In this wonderfully written meditation, Lynne Sharon Schwartz offers deeply felt insight into why we read and how what we read shapes our lives. An enchanting celebration of the printed word.
'Without books how could I have become myself?' In this wonderfully written meditation, Lynne Sharon Schwartz offers deeply felt insight into why we read and how what we read shapes our lives. An enchanting celebration of the printed word.
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