Book by book
Subtitle: notes on reading and life
By: Michael Dirda
Edition: 1st Owl Books ed.
Publisher: Owl Books/Henry Holt
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780805083385
Subjects: Books and reading; Social aspects; Reading; Best books; Commonplace-books
Notes: "Originally published in hardcover in 2006 by Henry Holt and Company."--T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: Preface : at home in the world; title: 1. Life lines; title: 2. The pleasures of learning; title: 3. Work and leisure; title: 4. The books of love; title: 5. Bringing it all back home; title: 6. Living in the world; title: 7. Sights and sounds; title: 8. The interior library; title: 9. Matters of the spirit; title: 10. Last things; title: A selective and idiosyncratic who's who.