Unleash your literary side--one great book at a time!
Like taking a private class with an engaging literature professor, Book Smart is your ticket for literary enlightenment all year long and for the rest of your life. Whether you're a passionate turner of pages or you aspire to be better-read, Book Smart expands your knowledge and enjoyment with a month-by-month plan that tackles 120 of the most compelling books of all time.
Throughout the year, each book comes alive with historical notes, highlights on key themes and characters, and advice on how to approach reading. Here is a sampling of what you can expect:
- January: Make a fresh start with classics like Beowulf and Dante's Inferno
- April: Welcome spring in the company of strong women like Jane Eyre, Anna Karenina, and Vanity Fair's Becky Sharpe
- August: Bring a breath of fresh air to summer's heat with comedic works from Kingsley Amis and Oscar Wilde
- October: Get back to school with young people struggling to grow up in classics like Little Women and recent bestsellers such as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- December: Celebrate year's end with big prizewinners such as The Remains of the Day and Leaves of Grass
JAN: Because They Are There: Towering Works to Read in Translation
FEB: Footprints on the Sands of Time: Notable Biographies
MAR: The Good Life: Young Men on a Quest
APRIL: Top Girls: Strong Women, Admirarbly So and Otherwise
MAY: Jury Duty: Crimes of Various Sorts
JUNE: Expand Your Horizons: Books with Varied Venues
JULY: Stranger in a Strange Land: Unaccustomed Places, Real and Fancied
AUG: Lighten Up: A Good Belly Laugh
SEPT: Back in the Day: Some Great 18th Century Works
OCT: Growing Up: the Pains and Pleasures
NOV: War and Peace: On the Battlefield and Back Home
DEC: The Glittering Prizes: Winners of Major Awards
Jane Mallison is a longtime reader and a teacher at New York's Trinity School, where she was the English department head from 1982 to 2004. She lives in New York City.
Jane Mallison is a longtime reader and a teacher at New York's Trinity School, where she was the English department head from 1982 to 2004. She lives in New York City.
Imprint: McGraw-Hill
Distributor: The McGraw-Hill Companies
Publication Date: 10-04-2007
Pages: 336
Measurements: 8.900in X 5.900in X 0.780in X 0.908lb
