The joy of reading
Subtitle: a passionate guide to 189 of the world's best authors and their works
By: Charles Van Doren.
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Naperville, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 525
ISBN-13: 9781402211607
Subjects: Best books; Books and reading
Notes: Originally published in 1985 by Crown under the title: The joy of reading : 210 favorite books, plays, poems, essays etc. : what's in them, why read them.

Includes bibliographical references and index.