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Invitation to the Classics: A Guide to Books Youve Always Wanted to Read (Masterworks Series)
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While there are many "guides" to the Classics out there, this one is one of my husband and my favorites; I am a graduate of St. John's College (MA in Great Books) and my husband had one of the authors (Louise Cowan) for undergrad...
We like the book for the philosopy it espouses...Christian humanistic but much smarter than your average "Ch... »
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A History of Illuminated Manuscript
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Christopher De Hamel's "A History of Illuminated Manuscripts" (now in its second edition) is certainly the definitive history for lay readers, but it is probably the best starting place for aspiring professionals as well. It is well-written, faultlessly researched, and copiously illustrated. I happily use it in my university course on illuminated m... »
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A Gravity's Rainbow Companion: Sources And Contexts for Pynchon's Novel
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Why does Weisenburger decide to randomly drop spoiler after spoiler into his annotations? The companion was extremely helpful but the first time I read GR I realized I had to hide this companion about halfway through the novel. I cannot figure out why when describing a simple German phrase (adequately and with illuminating context to the specific situa... »
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Graphic Storytelling
First off, Eisner does a great job of combining visual elements with his text in this book. The whole thing is illustrated with cavemen working on their s... »
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How to Read and Why
Harold Bloom's urgency in How to Read and Why may have much to do with his age. He brackets his combative, inspiring manual with the news that he i... »
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The Polysyllabic Spree
This is a great little book about Nick Hornby's views on reading and Life, The Universe and Everything. For over a year he wrote monthly essays about read... »
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