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Ruined by Reading: A Life in Books

Ruined by Reading: A Life in Books

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Publisher's Synopsis

A Los Angeles Times Book Review Best Book of 1996

'Without books how could I have become myself?' In this wonderfully written meditation, Lynne Sharon Schwartz offers deeply felt insight into why we read and how what we read shapes our lives. An enchanting celebration of the printed word.

Book information

ISBN: 9780807070833
Publisher: Beacon Press
Imprint: Beacon Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 128
Weight: 170g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 8mm

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