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LEADER: 01532cam a2200313 a 4500
001 2010032939
003 DLC
005 20121024090910.0
008 100819s2010 wau 000 0 eng
010 $a 2010032939
020 $a9781570616709
020 $a1570616701
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn607977155
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042 $apcc
050 00 $aZ1003$b.U45 2010
082 00 $a028/.9$222
100 1 $aUlin, David L.
245 14 $aThe lost art of reading :$bwhy books matter in a distracted time /$cDavid L. Ulin.
260 $aSeattle, Wash. :$bSasquatch Books ;$a[Berkeley, Calif.] :$bDistributed by PGW/Perseus,$cc2010.
300 $avi, 151 p. ;$c19 cm.
500 $aBased on an essay that appeared in the Los Angeles Times on August 9, 2009.
520 $aBlending commentary with memoir, Ulin addresses the importance of the simple act of reading in an increasingly digital culture, emphasizing the importance of reflection and pause allowed by stopping to read a book, and the focus required to let the mind run free in a world that is not one's own.
650 0 $aBooks and reading$xPsychological aspects.
650 0 $aInformation society.
650 0 $aLiterature$xPhilosophy.
600 10 $aUlin, David L.$xBooks and reading.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1204/2010032939-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1204/2010032939-d.html