Queenan, Joe, 1950-

One for the books / Joe Queenan. - New York : Penguin Books, 2013. - 244 pages ; 20 cm.

Great expectations -- Face without a name, bag without a number -- opening the books -- Shelf life -- Prepare to be astonished -- The Stockholm syndrome -- Other voices, other rooms -- Life support.

In this book, Queenan examines the entire culture of reading and what books really mean in people's lives today. what does it suggest if a person has no books displayed in his living room? Can an obsession with reading prove detrimental to one's well being? passionate and acerbically funny.

9780143124207 014312420X


Queenan, Joe--Books and reading.


Books and reading--United States.
Books and reading--Psychological aspects.
Libros y lectura--Estados Unidos
Libros y lectura --Aspectos psicológicos

Z 1003.2 / Q3o 2013

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