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Paul, Pamela.
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Paul, Pamela -- Books and reading.
Books and reading -- Psychological aspects.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays.
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My life with Bob : f...
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My
life
with
Bob
: flawed heroine keeps book of books, plot ensues / Pamela Paul.
by
Paul, Pamela.
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
ISBN:
9781627796316
1627796312
9781627796323 (electronic book)
Description:
x, 242 pages ; 22 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Contents:
Introduction: Why keep track? -- Brave new world: You shouldn't be reading that -- Slaves of New York: The literary
life
-- The trial: A book with no ending -- Catch-22: Never enough -- The Norton anthology of English literature: Required reading -- Into that darkness: Voyeurism -- The grapes of wrath: Among readers -- A journey of one's own: Books that change your
life
-- Anna Karenina: Heroines -- Swimming to Cambodia: The company of narrators -- Wild swans: Inspirational reading -- The wisdom of the body: In love with a book -- The magic mountain: Different interpretations -- Autobiography of a face: On self-help -- Flashman: I do not like your books -- The master and Margarita: Recommendations -- The hunger games: No time to read -- A wrinkle in time: Reading with children -- Bad news: Tearjerkers -- Les misérables: Why read? -- A spy among friends: Other writers -- Epilogue: The lives we read.
Summary:
"Imagine keeping a record of every book you ever read. What would those titles say about you? With humor and warmth, the editor of The New York Times Book Review shares the stories that have shaped her
life
. For twenty-eight years, Pamela Paul has been keeping a diary that records the books she reads, rather than the
life
she leads. Or does it? Over time, it's become clear that this Book of Books, or
Bob
, as she calls him, tells a much bigger story. For Paul, as for many readers, books reflect her inner life-- her fantasies and hopes, her dreams and ideas. And her
life
, in turn, influences which books she chooses, whether for solace or escape, diversion or self-reflection, information or entertainment.
My
Life
with
Bob
isn't about what's in those books; it's about the relationship between books and readers.
Bob
was with her when she struggled to get through the Norton Anthology of English Literature in college and when she read Anna Karenina while living abroad alone. He was there when she fell in love and much needed when she sought solace in self-help and memoirs like Autobiography of a Face. Through marriage and divorce, remarriage (The Master and Margarita) and parenthood (The Hunger Games), professional setbacks and successes,
Bob
recorded what she read while all that happened. The diary--now coffee-stained and frayed--is the record of a lifelong love affair with books, and has come to mean more to her than any other material possession.
My
Life
with
Bob
is a testament to the power of books to provide the perspective, courage, companionship, and ultimately self-knowledge to forge our own path"--
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Publisher:
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
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BISMARCK PUBLIC LIBRARY
BPL Lower Level
818.603 P2817m 2017
In - available for use
12/15/2018
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