Book by book : notes on reading and life /

Drawing on sources as diverse as Dr. Seuss and Simone Weil, P. G. Wodehouse and Isaiah Berlin, Pulitzer prize-winning critic Dirda shows how the wit, wisdom, and enchantment of the written word can inform and enrich nearly every aspect of life, from education and work to love and death

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dirda, Michael
Other Authors: Jaramillo, Raquel (Bookjacket designer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt, 2006, c2005
New York : 2006, ©2005
New York : 2006
New York : [2006]
Edition:1st ed
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