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Cover of: The pleasures of reading in an age of distraction by Alan Jacobs
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Cover of: The pleasures of reading in an age of distraction by Alan Jacobs

The pleasures of reading in an age of distraction
Alan Jacobs

Published 2011 by Oxford University Press in New York .
Written in English.

Table of Contents

Yes, we can!
Whim
All in your head
Aspirations
Upstream
Responsiveness
Kindling
Slowly, slowly
True confessions
Lost
Abbot Hugh's advice
The triumphant return of Adler and Van Doren
Plastic attention
Getting schooled
Quiet, please
Once more, with feeling
Judge, jury, executioner
In solitude, for company
Serendip
How it all started
An essay on sources

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Copyright Date
2011

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
028/.8
Library of Congress
PN83 .J36 2011

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
162
Number of pages
162
Dimensions
22 x 15 x 2 centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24412520M
ISBN 10
0199747490
ISBN 13
9780199747498
LC Control Number
2010034350
OCLC/WorldCat
657223858

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