Do you want to read more, but you don't know where to start? Do you love reading, but can't quite understand why? These books talk about reading the great classics ... but they also talk about the the experience of reading.
1. The Browser's Ecstasy
by Geoffrey O'Brien. Counterpoint. In "The Browser's Ecstasy," O'Brien explores the experience of reading. He both celebrates and laments the history of books, recognizing that "books die, disappear, are made to disappear: that certainty is the shadow side of reading."
by Daniel S. Burt. Facts on File. If you're looking for a list of writers you should read, this book lists William Shakespeare, Dante, Zeami Motokiyo, Oscar Wilde, Homer, Emily Dickinson, Leo Tolstoy, Charles Dickens, T. S. Eliot, Jane Austen, and many more.
3. How to Read a Book
by Mortimer Jerome Adler and Charles Van Doren. Simon & Schuster Trade. From the Publisher: "'How to Read' a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated."by Martin Seymour-Smith. Kensington Publishing Corporation. This book lists the most influential books in literary history, including the "Bible," the "Koran," "The Iliad," "Odyssey," Shakespeare's work, Plato's "Republic," Machiavelli's "Prince," and many more.
5. How to Read and Why
by Harold Bloom. Simon & Schuster Trade. From the publisher: "Shedding all polemic, Bloom addresses the solitary reader, who, he urges, should read for the purest of all reasons: to discover and augment the self."6. The Fear of Books
by Holbrook Jackson. Greenwood Publishing Group. From the publisher: "Many of the best books ever written have been destroyed by kings, priests, or committees terrified of the printed word. 'The Fear of Books' examines the violence, destruction and suppression that have hounded books throughout their history and the fears that lead to such treachery."7. Lost Classics
by Michael Ondaatje (Editor), Linda Spalding (Editor), Esta Spalding (Editor), and Michael Redhill (Editor). Vintage Anchor Publishing. From the publisher: "Seventy-four distinguished writers tell personal tales of books loved and lost–great books overlooked, under-read, out of print, stolen, scorned, extinct, or otherwise out of commission."8. Reading Reminders : Tools, Tips, & Techniques
by Jim Burke. Boynton/Cook Publishers. After the "Introduction," the book starts with "How to Use This Book," then goes into " What Teachers Must Do," "Establishing a Reading Culture," "What Students Must be Able to Do," and much more. by Steven Gilbar (Editor). Godine, David R. This book collects essays by 22 writers, including Michel de Montaigne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, and many more.
by Bascove (Editor). Godine, David R. Publisher. Chapters include: "Reading Goals," "The Pleasures of Reading," "How to Organize a Public Library," "Books Are for Reading," and much more.
