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001 2014005369
003 DLC
005 20150130084701.0
008 140207s2014 mnu b 000 0deng
010 $a 2014005369
020 $a9780873519229 (paper : alkaline paper)
020 $z9780873519335 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aAZ186$b.C87 2014
082 00 $a001.2$223
084 $aLCO010000$aREF020000$2bisacsh
245 00 $aCuriosity's cats :$bwriters on research /$cedited by Bruce Joshua Miller.
264 1 $aSt. Paul, MN :$bMinnesota Historical Society Press,$c2014.
300 $a291 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 2 $a"'Each morning I would strike out for this temple of learning in the crisp autumn air with a sense of purpose and the conviction that this was where I belonged'--Marilyn Stasio from 'My Research Project.' Inspired partly by Richard Altick's The Scholar Adventurers, the thirteen writers in Curiosity's Cats offer powerful arguments for the value of hands-on research, be it chasing documents, cracking mysteries, interviewing long-lost subjects, or visiting exotic and not-so-exotic locales. Alberto Martinez explains how diligence with dates can provide clues to unlock the most difficult historical puzzles. Jan Reid explores the difference between research for an epic novel and research to write the epic biography of a friend. Margot Livesey suspects that she continues to write novels simply to do the research. But every essay testifies to the fact that research is valuable not only because of the product that may result from it, but because the process itself fulfills a basic human need. Contributors include: Philip J. Anderson, Annette Kolodny, Theodore Kornweibel Jr., Margot Livesey, Alberto A. Martinez, Bruce Joshua Miller, Katherine Hall Page, Jan Reid, Ali Selim, Marilyn Stasio, Ned Stuckey-French, Bruce White, and Steve Yates. Bruce Joshua Miller has edited two books and written for public radio, the Chicago Tribune, and other publications. He has worked in the book industry for thirty-five years"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
650 0 $aLearning and scholarship.
650 0 $aResearch.
650 0 $aAuthorship.
650 0 $aHistoriography.
650 0 $aScholars$vBiography.
650 0 $aAuthors$vBiography.
650 0 $aHistorians$vBiography.
650 7 $aLITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aREFERENCE / Research.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aMiller, Bruce Joshua.