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Ronald B. Shwartz

Autor de For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most

5 Obras 483 Miembros 3 Reseñas

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Incluye los nombres: Ronald B. Schwartz, editor Ronald B. Schwartz

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Conocimiento común

Fecha de nacimiento
1937-06-04
Género
male

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For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on… por Various
When you love books, like I do, one of the things we book lovers seem to love is to read about what books other books lovers love to read. Browsable fun.
 
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debnance | 2 reseñas más. | Jan 29, 2010 |
For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on… por Various
I have read snippets of this book over the past two years, and I think I've gotten through all of it now. The design of the book allows for the reader to dip in and read one of the included authors' views on their own favorite books. Some of the entries are very interesting, some read like half-hearted responses without much to them. Shwartz does a fine job of selecting a diverse set of very accomplished authors in this collection. Overall, this book was enjoyable at times, but it is hard to rate it above two stars. It simply did not challenge or change my thinking, and I think a book needs to do that to warrant three stars.… (más)
 
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Joe24 | 2 reseñas más. | Jun 7, 2009 |
For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on… por Ronald B. Shwartz
File next to Michael Olmert, The Smithsonian Book of Books
 
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Jwsmith20 | 2 reseñas más. | Jan 22, 2012 |
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Obras
5
Miembros
483
Popularidad
#51,118
Valoración
½ 3.4
Reseñas
3
ISBNs
6

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