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What We See When We Read (Paperback)

By Peter Mendelsund

$16.95

ISBN: 9780804171632

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Published: Vintage - August 5th, 2014

With this fully illustrated journey through descriptive literature, Mendelsund will challenge and possibly change the way you visualize characters and settings alike. Mendelsund is the Associate Art Director for publishing giant Alfred A. Knopf and his aesthetic expertise is evident. Exploring the works of Tolstoy, Melville, Dickens, Joyce, Calvino, and Woolfe, among others, this book takes you on a tour of your own literary mind. What do you see when you read? ~ Reviewed by Joe Michon-Huneau

The Book: A Cover-To-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time (Hardcover)

By Keith Houston

$29.95

ISBN: 9780393244793

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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - August 23rd, 2016

This gorgeous book is a sort of history of itself: it explores in four parts (page, text, illustration, and form) the backstory of how books were conceived of and produced, and how that process has evolved over the past 2,000 years. From tablets and scrolls to the hardcovers and paperbacks we swap and cherish today; from the ostraca to the octavo, the calfskin to the codex, Houston ambles through ancient cultures into modern times. A perfect volume for booklovers. ~ Reviewed by Joe Michon-Huneau

The Elements of Style (Paperback)

By William Strunk, E. B. White

$9.95

ISBN: 9780205309023

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Published: Pearson - August 2nd, 1999

Make. Every. Word. Tell. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare

Let the Whole Thundering World Come Home: A Memoir (Paperback)

By Natalie Goldberg

$16.95

ISBN: 9781611805673

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Published: Shambhala - June 5th, 2018

Goldberg taps into her friendships, spirituality, and vast life experience upon the discovery of a potentially deadly cancer. Recognizing her own mortality, she appreciates life with enhanced insight, and embraces her life, and those around her, with renewed vigor. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare

The Book: An Homage (Hardcover)

By Burkhard Spinnen, Line Hoven

$19.95

ISBN: 9781567926071

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Published: David R. Godine Publisher - November 1st, 2017

For Spinnen, a book is not words on a screen. Rather, it is tactile pleasure engaging sight and touch; an insignia of distinction in the bookshelf; a treasure sought in libraries and bookstores; a marker for a stage in life, proof of connection with the sentient world, and a talisman for the future. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare