num_pages: 320
description: What do the great books of your youth have to say about your life now? Smokler's essays on the classicswitty down-to-earth appreciative and insightfulare divided into ten sections each covering an archetypal stage of lifefrom youth and first love to family loss and the future. The author not only reminds you about the essential features of each great book but gives you a practical real-world reason why revisiting it in adulthood is not only enjoyable but useful.
language: English
title: Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven't Touched Since High School
publisher: Prometheus