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The Most Wonderful Books: Writers on Discovering the Pleasures of Reading (edition 1997)

by Michael Dorris (Editor)

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Authors describe how they became readers through contact with children's favorites, traditionally accepted classics, and a wide variety of other reading material.
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Title:The Most Wonderful Books: Writers on Discovering the Pleasures of Reading
Authors:Michael Dorris (Editor)
Info:Milkweed Editions (1997), Edition: 1, 180 pages
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  ME_Dictionary | Mar 20, 2020 |
I'm a sap for reading books about books and books about readers, so this book was perfect for me. My favorite essay was by Bill Holm. Here's a little bit that I liked:"...I read them (books) like an addict. A day---even an hour or two---without print makes me edgy and hungry. I hide books in my car, both trunk and cubbyhole, in my office drawers, in side pockets of duffel bags....The vision of jail with a good library is not so bad. With no books, I'd be a fine candidate for suicide....Books contain the seven basic food groups of the soul. Ignore them and you starve inside; you die with a malnourished, shrivelled, bony spirit...." ( )
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