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How To Talk About Books You Haven T Read
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Author : Pierre Bayard
language : en
Publisher: Granta Books
Release Date : 2012-07-05
How To Talk About Books You Haven T Read written by Pierre Bayard and has been published by Granta Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-05 with Humor categories.
How and why do we spend so much time talking about forgotten books, books we've skimmed or books we've only heard about? In this mischievous and provocative book, Pierre Bayard contends that the truly cultivated person does not need to read books: understanding their place in our culture is enough.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Books
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Author : Leah Price
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2019-08-20
What We Talk About When We Talk About Books written by Leah Price and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Reports of the death of reading are greatly exaggerated Do you worry that you've lost patience for anything longer than a tweet? If so, you're not alone. Digital-age pundits warn that as our appetite for books dwindles, so too do the virtues in which printed, bound objects once trained us: the willpower to focus on a sustained argument, the curiosity to look beyond the day's news, the willingness to be alone. The shelves of the world's great libraries, though, tell a more complicated story. Examining the wear and tear on the books that they contain, English professor Leah Price finds scant evidence that a golden age of reading ever existed. From the dawn of mass literacy to the invention of the paperback, most readers already skimmed and multitasked. Print-era doctors even forbade the very same silent absorption now recommended as a cure for electronic addictions. The evidence that books are dying proves even scarcer. In encounters with librarians, booksellers and activists who are reinventing old ways of reading, Price offers fresh hope to bibliophiles and literature lovers alike. Winner of the Phi Beta Kappa Christian Gauss Award, 2020
Building Communities Of Engaged Readers
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Author : Teresa Cremin
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-06-20
Building Communities Of Engaged Readers written by Teresa Cremin and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-20 with Education categories.
Reading for pleasure urgently requires a higher profile to raise attainment and increase children’s engagement as self-motivated and socially interactive readers. Building Communities of Engaged Readers highlights the concept of ‘Reading Teachers’ who are not only knowledgeable about texts for children, but are aware of their own reading identities and prepared to share their enthusiasm and understanding of what being a reader means. Sharing the processes of reading with young readers is an innovative approach to developing new generations of readers. Examining the interplay between the ‘will and the skill’ to read, the book distinctively details a reading for pleasure pedagogy and demonstrates that reader engagement is strongly influenced by relationships between children, teachers, families and communities. Importantly it provides compelling evidence that reciprocal reading communities in school encompass: a shared concept of what it means to be a reader in the 21st century; considerable teacher and child knowledge of children’s literature and other texts; pedagogic practices which acknowledge and develop diverse reader identities; spontaneous ‘inside-text talk’ on the part of all members; a shift in the focus of control and new social spaces that encourage choice and children’s rights as readers. Written by experts in the literacy field and illustrated throughout with examples from the project schools, it is essential reading for all those concerned with improving young people’s enjoyment of and attainment in reading.
Talk About Books
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Author : David Peplow
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-02-25
Talk About Books written by David Peplow and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-25 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
"Over the last two decades, reading groups have become increasingly popular, whether this is online, through the mass media, or in face-to-face contexts. In light of this explosion in popularity, this ethnographic study focuses on several reading groups based across a variety of settings: public libraries, public houses and in readers' homes. Reading groups are found to be highly ritualized and potentially competitive places in which matters of identity and taste are often at stake. The groups studies are conceptualized as communities of practice, and the literary interpretations and evaluations offered within each group are shown to be a product of shared norms established by this group." -- Back cover.
Straight Talk About Reading
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Author : Louisa C. Moats
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Release Date : 1998-10-22
Straight Talk About Reading written by Louisa C. Moats and has been published by McGraw-Hill Education this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-10-22 with Literary Collections categories.
Today's parents are increasingly concerned about the reading and spelling skills taught in schools and are taking charge of their children's education. Full of ideas and suggestions--from innovative preschool exercises to techniques that older children can use to increase reading speed and comprehension--Straight Talk About Reading will instantly help any parent lay a solid foundation for their child's formative educational years.
Things We Don T Talk About
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Author : Pandora Owl
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-01-27
Things We Don T Talk About written by Pandora Owl and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-27 with Poetry categories.
Things we don't talk about is a collection of words, thoughts and poetry about love, anxiety, depression and overall mental health. It can get a little too raw for some and a little too real for others.
Talking Books
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Author : James Carter
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-01-11
Talking Books written by James Carter and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-11 with Education categories.
Talking Books sets out to show how some of the leading children's authors of the day respond to these and other similar questions. The authors featured are Neil Ardley, Ian Beck, Helen Cresswell, Gillian Cross, Terry Deary, Berlie Doherty, Alan Durant, Brian Moses, Philip Pullman, Celia Rees, Norman Silver, Jacqueline Wilson, and Benjamin Zephaniah. They discuss with great enthusiasm: *their childhood reading habits *how they came to be published *how they write on a daily basis *how a particular book came together *a type of writing that they are especially known for. Through in-depth interviews, they each reveal their approach to their craft. Much is know and spoken of the product that is the children's book, but it is rare that writers are given the opportunity to talk at length about the process of writing for children. Talking Books redresses the balance by presenting a wide selection of authors (of fiction, non-fiction and poetry) reflecting upon the joys and challenges of the craft, creativity and process of writing for children.
Talking Books With Mario Vargas Llosa
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Author : Raquel Chang-Rodriguez
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2020-08
Talking Books With Mario Vargas Llosa written by Raquel Chang-Rodriguez and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08 with Literary Criticism categories.
The essays included in Talking Books with Mario Vargas Llosa celebrate Mario Vargas Llosa's visits to the City College of New York, the creation of the Cátedra Vargas Llosa in his honor, and the interests of the Peruvian author in reading and books. This volume contains previously unpublished material by Vargas Llosa himself, as well as by novelists and literary critics associated with the Cátedra. This collection offers readers an opportunity to learn about Vargas Llosa's body of work through multiple perspectives: his own and those of eminent fiction writers and important literary critics. The book offers significant analysis and rich conversation that bring to life many of the Nobel Laureate's characters and provide insights into his writing process and imagination. As the last surviving member of the original group of writers of the Latin American Boom--which included Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, and Julio Cortázar--Vargas Llosa endures as a literary icon because his fiction has remained fresh and innovative. His prolific works span many different themes and subgenres. A combination of literary analyses and anecdotal contributions in this volume reveal the little-known human and intellectual dimensions of Vargas Llosa the writer and Vargas Llosa the man.
Sharing Books With Your Baby Up To Age 11 Months
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Author : Pamela C. High, MD, FAAP
language : en
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
Release Date : 2014-10-08
Sharing Books With Your Baby Up To Age 11 Months written by Pamela C. High, MD, FAAP and has been published by American Academy of Pediatrics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-08 with categories.
What’s the best way to share books with your baby up to age 11 months? Here are some tips that cover 4 stages in your baby’s life: birth to 3 months, 4 to 5 months, 6 to 8 months, and 9 to 11 months.
Reading Audio Readers
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Author : Karl Berglund
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2024-01-11
Reading Audio Readers written by Karl Berglund and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-11 with Literary Criticism categories.
The first computational study of reading to focus on audiobooks, this book uses a unique and substantial set of reader consumption data to show how audiobooks and digital streaming platforms affect our literary culture. Offering an academic perspective on the kind of user data hoard we associate with tech companies, it asks: when it comes to audiobooks, what do people really read, and how and when do they read it? Tracking hundreds of thousands of readers on the level per user and hour, Reading Audio Readers combines computational methods from cultural analytics with theoretical perspectives from book history, publishing studies, and media studies. In doing so, it provides new insights into reading practices in digital platforms, the effects of the audiobook boom, and the business-models for book publishing and distribution in the age of streamed audio.