Why I Write (Penguin Great Ideas)8 reviews George Orwell Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Question is: Why Should I Buy this particular "Why I write?" Compilation? + Inside the mind of George Orwell + Good overview of Orwell the Writer and the Man + Behind the Writer's Perspective             Literary Genius: 25 Classic Writers Who Define English & American Literature3 reviews Paul Dry Books, 2007 Let's hear it for the illustrator + Every Book Shelf Should Have This Book + An Interesting Analysis of 25 Literary Genuises Epstein has limited his collection to a few "literary" geniuses, but his introduction discusses elements and definitions of genius that apply to other of the sciences and arts. He quotes Melville: "Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle ...             Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (P.S.)77 reviews Francine Prose Harper Perennial, 2007 Read Well to Write Well + a very helpful guide to reading wisely + A different slant on reading books from a gifted writer Author Francine Prose's latest non-fiction book Reading Like a Writer, a Guide for People who Love Books and for Those who Want to Write Them, brings to the study to literature exactly what the study of literature needs: literature. She reads a text for what it offers as a unique assemblage of ...             How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines62 reviews Thomas C. Foster Harper Paperbacks, 2003 It may ruin literature for you unless you can both appreciate your opinion and the authors. + Elementary way to read professionally + Well descript and open-minded book + How to Read Literature like a Professor is a popular introduction to critical reading skills for students, teachers and readers + makes you look at the novels you read in a different way             How to Read a Book (A Touchstone Book)103 reviews Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren Touchstone, 1972 Must Read! + How to Read a Book + Good, but fairly obvious. This book has greatly helped me. I think this should be required reading in any school, be it home or public. I will certainly have my new born read it (well, once she is old enough). Now I have so many more tools available to me while reading. You will not read the same after reading this book. If ...             How to Read and Why57 reviews Harold Bloom Scribner, 2001 Bloom: To Know How Is To Know Why + Close, but not quite right. + Literacy Guide For those who purchase Harold Bloom's HOW TO READ AND WHY, they probably expect a companion piece to HOW TO READ A BOOK by Mortimer Adler. With Adler, there is truth in advertising; his focus is indeed on the how. He emphasizes the more traditional skills of main idea, inference, conclusion, and ...             360° of Reading: A Literature Guide for the College Bound Volume I4 reviews W. E. Poplaski Dog Ear Publishing, LLC, 2007 Great Collection of Diverse Literature + A Perfect Gift for Commuters + Excellent book for + Great guide for parents too             Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader88 reviews Anne Fadiman Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000 Celebrating bibliophilia + a chronicle of a love affair with books + The Joy of Book Fondling Beautifully Expressed + A Book of Books             The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to English and American Literature (Politically Incorrect Guides)45 reviews Elizabeth Kantor Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2006 Hear the Collective Wail of The Associate Professor + Read before taking college English classes I can't think of a better way to recommend the P.I.G. to English and American Literature than simply to refer the prospective reader to the negative reviews already posted. If Dr. Kantor has these sandaled "scholars" in a lather she has surely hit the mark. I am of that age that witnessed first ...             The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had43 reviews Susan Wise Bauer W. W. Norton & Company, 2003 Very good book Helpful and very well organized. The author takes a very daunting task (to become "well read" and classically educated) and truly encourages and motivates the reader. She offers her lists which, she explains, are just a starting point and not exhaustive. They are set up chronologically and she ...             360° of Reading: A Literature Guide for the College Bound Volume I4 reviews W. E. Poplaski Dog Ear Publishing, LLC, 2007 Great Collection of Diverse Literature + A Perfect Gift for Commuters + Excellent book for + Great guide for parents too             Literary Genius: 25 Classic Writers Who Define English & American Literature3 reviews Paul Dry Books, 2007 Let's hear it for the illustrator + Every Book Shelf Should Have This Book + An Interesting Analysis of 25 Literary Genuises Epstein has limited his collection to a few "literary" geniuses, but his introduction discusses elements and definitions of genius that apply to other of the sciences and arts. He quotes Melville: "Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle ...             How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines62 reviews Thomas C. Foster Harper Paperbacks, 2003 It may ruin literature for you unless you can both appreciate your opinion and the authors. + Elementary way to read professionally + Well descript and open-minded book + How to Read Literature like a Professor is a popular introduction to critical reading skills for students, teachers and readers + makes you look at the novels you read in a different way             Why I Write (Penguin Great Ideas)8 reviews George Orwell Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Question is: Why Should I Buy this particular "Why I write?" Compilation? + Inside the mind of George Orwell + Good overview of Orwell the Writer and the Man + Behind the Writer's Perspective             The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had43 reviews Susan Wise Bauer W. W. Norton & Company, 2003 Very good book Helpful and very well organized. The author takes a very daunting task (to become "well read" and classically educated) and truly encourages and motivates the reader. She offers her lists which, she explains, are just a starting point and not exhaustive. They are set up chronologically and she ...             The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to English and American Literature (Politically Incorrect Guides)45 reviews Elizabeth Kantor Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2006 Hear the Collective Wail of The Associate Professor + Read before taking college English classes I can't think of a better way to recommend the P.I.G. to English and American Literature than simply to refer the prospective reader to the negative reviews already posted. If Dr. Kantor has these sandaled "scholars" in a lather she has surely hit the mark. I am of that age that witnessed first ...             Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (P.S.)77 reviews Francine Prose Harper Perennial, 2007 Read Well to Write Well + a very helpful guide to reading wisely + A different slant on reading books from a gifted writer Author Francine Prose's latest non-fiction book Reading Like a Writer, a Guide for People who Love Books and for Those who Want to Write Them, brings to the study to literature exactly what the study of literature needs: literature. She reads a text for what it offers as a unique assemblage of ...             Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader88 reviews Anne Fadiman Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000 Celebrating bibliophilia + a chronicle of a love affair with books + The Joy of Book Fondling Beautifully Expressed + A Book of Books             How to Read and Why57 reviews Harold Bloom Scribner, 2001 Bloom: To Know How Is To Know Why + Close, but not quite right. + Literacy Guide For those who purchase Harold Bloom's HOW TO READ AND WHY, they probably expect a companion piece to HOW TO READ A BOOK by Mortimer Adler. With Adler, there is truth in advertising; his focus is indeed on the how. He emphasizes the more traditional skills of main idea, inference, conclusion, and ...             How to Read a Book (A Touchstone Book)103 reviews Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren Touchstone, 1972 Must Read! + How to Read a Book + Good, but fairly obvious. This book has greatly helped me. I think this should be required reading in any school, be it home or public. I will certainly have my new born read it (well, once she is old enough). Now I have so many more tools available to me while reading. You will not read the same after reading this book. If ...