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050	0	0	_aPN83 _b.J36 2011
090			_aPN 83 .J36 2011
100	1		_aJacobs, Alan, _d1958- _9129288
245	1	4	_aThe pleasures of reading in an age of distraction / _cAlan Jacobs.
260			_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _cc2011.
300			_a162 p. ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aThe 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.
650		0	_aReading. _9129291
650		0	_aSelf-culture. _9129292
650		0	_aStudy skills. _9129293
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