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ISBN
9780307480897
Genre
Algemeen
Verschenen
10-12-2008
Bindwijze
Ebook EPUB
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Random House Publishing Group
Auteur(s)
David C. Major ; John S. Major
100 One-Night Reads
A Book Lover's Guide
David C. Major ; John S. Major
In winkelmandje
Leesfragment
€11,99
Readers
everywhere
know
that
nothing
soothes
the
spirit
like
sinking
into
a
really
good
book.
If
you're
one
of
that
happy
band,
you'll
quickly
recognize
the
authors
of
this
inspired
reading
guide
as
kindred
spirits.
Here
David
and
John
Major
have
chosen
one
hundred
books
that
can
each
be
delightfully
consumed
in
one
quiet
evening.
Covering
categories
from
fantasy
to
fiction,
history
to
humor,
mystery
to
memoir,
this
addictive
volume
features
books
to
match
all
your
moods—by
both
celebrated
writers
and
gifted
unknowns,
including:•
Russell
Baker
•
Willa
Cather
•
Raymond
Chandler
•
F.
Scott
Fitzgerald
•
Graham
Greene
•
Edith
Hamilton
•
Dashiell
Hammett
•
Helene
Hanff
•
Ernest
Hemingway
•
Patricia
Highsmith
•
Shirley
Jackson
•
Henry
James
•
W.
Somerset
Maugham
•
Mary
McCarthy
•
Walter
Mosley
•
Vladimir
Nabokov
•
Patrick
O'Brian
•
Barbara
Pym
•
Phillip
Roth
•
Vikram
Seth
•
Isaac
Bashevis
Singer
•
C.
P.
Snow
•
Dylan
Thomas
•
Evelyn
Waugh
•
Edith
Wharton
•
Laura
Ingalls
Wilder
•
Virginia
WoolfEach
selection
contains
an
entertaining
discussion
of
what
makes
the
book
special,
from
an
adventurous
writing
style
to
a
unique
sense
of
humor.
The
Majors
also
share
insights
about
the
authors
and
literary
anecdotes,
as
well
as
recommend
other
gems
on
a
similar
subject
or
by
the
same
author.A
literary
companion
to
relish
and
refer
to
again
and
again,
100
One-Night
Reads
is
a
masterpiece
in
its
own right!
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