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The book of books

Allen, Jessica (author.). Vieira, Meredith, (writer of foreword.).

Summary: "The Great American Read: The book of books celebrates America's 100 best-loved novels--the books whose ideas, characters, and themes have shaped our country and reflect it back to us. This companion volume to PBS's series The Great American Read profiles the books, their authors, and their impact on our culture, as well as the little-known stories about how they came to be..."--Dust jacket.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9780316417556
  • ISBN: 0316417556
  • ISBN: 9780316417549
  • Physical Description: print
    xi, 276 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2018.
  • Badges:
    • Most Copies: 2 / 5.0

Contents / Notes

General Note:
"As featured in the PBS series The great American read"--Cover.
Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-259) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: The books -- Once upon a time -- Talk the talk -- All personality -- Another day, another dollar -- #RebelReader -- "When it is finished, you are always surprised" -- From page to stage and screen -- Libraries to long for -- Predictive text -- "What's the use of a book without pictures?" -- If you like ... -- Boring, strange, and just not good -- A sense of place -- By design -- In a manner of speaking -- Mothers, lovers, and BFFs -- "There are better ways to starve to death" -- How to read a literary text.

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      Athens-Clarke County Library 		NONFIC 016.8088 ALLEN ( Send Text)
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      Augusta-Richmond Co. Public Lib. 		016.8 ALL ( Send Text)
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