What we talk about when we talk about books : the history and future of reading
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Published
New York : Basic Books, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
214 pages ; 22 cm
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South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
028 PRICE 2019
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028 PRICE 2019
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Spanish Springs Library - Adult Nonfiction
028 PRICE 2019
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028 PRICE 2019
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Sparks Library - Adult Nonfiction
028 PRICE 2019
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028 PRICE 2019
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South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction | 028 PRICE 2019 | On Shelf |
Spanish Springs Library - Adult Nonfiction | 028 PRICE 2019 | On Shelf |
Sparks Library - Adult Nonfiction | 028 PRICE 2019 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Basic Books, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-200) and index.
Description
Reports of the death of reading are greatly exaggerated. Do you worry that you've lost patience for anything longer than a tweet? If so, you're not alone. Digital-age pundits warn that as our appetite for books dwindles, so too do the virtues in which printed, bound objects once trained us: the willpower to focus on a sustained argument, the curiosity to look beyond the day's news, the willingness to be alone. The shelves of the world's great libraries, though, tell a more complicated story. Examining the wear and tear on the books that they contain, English professor Leah Price finds scant evidence that a golden age of reading ever existed. From the dawn of mass literacy to the invention of the paperback, most readers already skimmed and multitasked. Print-era doctors even forbade the very same silent absorption now recommended as a cure for electronic addictions. The evidence that books are dying proves even scarcer. In encounters with librarians, booksellers and activists who are reinventing old ways of reading, Price offers fresh hope to bibliophiles and literature lovers alike.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Price, L. (2019). What we talk about when we talk about books: the history and future of reading (First edition.). Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Price, Leah. 2019. What We Talk About When We Talk About Books: The History and Future of Reading. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Price, Leah. What We Talk About When We Talk About Books: The History and Future of Reading Basic Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Price, Leah. What We Talk About When We Talk About Books: The History and Future of Reading First edition., Basic Books, 2019.
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