The pleasures of reading in an age of distraction /
The author argues that reading is alive and well in America. Millions of devoted readers support hundreds of enormous bookstores and online booksellers. Jacobs's interactions with his students and the readers of his own books, however, suggest that many readers lack confidence. They wonder whet...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2011]
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| Summary: | The author argues that reading is alive and well in America. Millions of devoted readers support hundreds of enormous bookstores and online booksellers. Jacobs's interactions with his students and the readers of his own books, however, suggest that many readers lack confidence. They wonder whether they are reading well, with proper focus and attentiveness, with due discretion and discernment. Jacobs offers an insightful, accessible and playfully irreverent guide for aspiring readers. Each chapter focuses on one aspect of approaching literary fiction, poetry, or nonfiction and the book explores everything from the invention of silent reading, reading responsively, rereading and reading on electronic devices. |
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| Physical Description: | 162 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780199747498 (hbk. : acid-free paper) 0199747490 (hbk. : acid-free paper) |