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Spanning 250 years, a collection highlights the hard-won literary progress of black people in America, who were once forbidden by law to learn how to read, with essays from Frederick Douglass, Solomon Northup, Booker T. Washington, Maya Angelou and many more.
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Used and rare : travels in the book world
by Lawrence Goldstone
The authors recount how they became interested in collecting books and describe the interesting people they have met in the course of their collecting
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84, Charing Cross Road
by Helene Hanff
Correspondence between Helene Hanff, a freelance writer living in New York, and a used-book dealer in London
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Morningstar : growing up with books
by Ann Hood
The award-winning author of The Book That Matters Most reveals the personal stories behind her written works, describing her early years in a Rhode Island mill town and the books that shaped her love of literature, her political views and her travel ambitions.
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Publisher for the masses, Emanuel Haldeman-Julius
by R. Alton Lee
"His admirers called him the "Barnum of Books" and the "Voltaire of Kansas" because of his ability to bring culture and education to the people. R. Alton Lee brings to life Emanuel Haldeman-Julius (1889-1951), a writer-publisher-entrepreneur who was oneof America's most significant publishers and editorialists of the twentieth century, if not all time. His company published a record 500,000,000 copies of 2,580 titles and was second only to the U.S. Government Printing Office in the quantity of publications it produced. Lee details Haldeman-Julius's family origins in Russia and his formative years in Philadelphia, where he learned the book trade. As a writer and editor for the Social Democrat, Sunday Call, and Western Comrade, Haldeman-Julius was already well known by the time he launched his own publishing company. Haldeman-Julius knew, was nurtured by, and published writers such as Jack London, Upton Sinclair, Jane Addams, Emma Goldman, H. L. Mencken, Carl Sandburg, Eugene V. Debs,Clarence Darrow, Job Harriman, Will Durant, and Bertrand Russell, among others. Based in Girard, Kansas, his company, Haldeman-Julius Publications, covered socialist politics, the philosophy of free thought, and both new and classic books marketed to ordinary Americans, including the Little Blue Book series of classics in Western thought and literature. This biography of the enigmatic and energetic Haldeman-Julius opens a window into the fascinating world of early twentieth-century radical politics and publishing"
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The world between two covers : reading the globe
by Ann Morgan
A woman embarks on a year-long quest to read a book from each of the world's 196 nations, discussing the limitations of censorship- and propaganda-ruled countries and her trouble obtaining a copy of the first Qatari novel ever translated into English.
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My life with Bob : flawed heroine keeps book of books, plot ensues
by Pamela Paul
The New York Times Book Review editor reveals how for 28 years she has maintained a personal journal recording every book she has ever read, sharing literature-influenced experiences that shaped her personal and professional life. By the author of By the Book.
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How reading changed my life
by Anna Quindlen
The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author of such best-sellers as Object Lessons traces her lifelong love of the printed word and argues for the continued value of literature in a world enticed by images. Reissue.
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Books for living
by Will Schwalbe
The best-selling author of The End of Your Life Book Club presents a highly personal celebration of reading, sharing impassioned recommendations for specific books that can offer guidance through daily life.
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