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What to Do with a Book.
- Source :
-
New Republic . 11/17/62, Vol. 147 Issue 20, p13-17. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 1962
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Abstract
- Discusses books, reading and book reviewing. Claim that a well-trained mind should be able to read 25-30 pages of a book in an hour; Observation that books have become longer in modern times; Assertion that scholars criticize a book without reading it in its entirety; Opinion that books got longer because writers have less time to write; Problems faced by a writer with readers; Characteristics of book reviews and reviewers; Explanation of why men write philosophies and how these philosophies become known.
- Subjects :
- *BOOKS & reading
*BOOK reviewing
*BOOKS
*READING
*AUTHORS
*CRITICISM
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00286583
- Volume :
- 147
- Issue :
- 20
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New Republic
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 9937426