The Gifts of Reading

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DESCRIPTION : From the bestselling author of UNDERLAND, THE OLD WAYS and THE LOST WORDS - an essay on the joy of reading, for anyone who has ever loved a bookEvery book is a kind o f gift to its reader, and the act of giving books is charged with a special emotional resonance. It is a meeting of three minds (the giver, the author, the recipient), an exchange of intellectual and psychological currency, that leaves each participant enriched. Here Robert Macfarlane recounts the story of a book he was given as a young man, and how he managed eventually to return the favour, though never repay the debt.From one of the most lyrical writers of our time comes a perfectly formed gem, a lyrical celebration of the transcendent power and humanity of the given book. PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9780241978313 BY (AUTHOR) Macfarlane, Robert PUBLISHER : Penguin Books Ltd PUBLICATION DATE : June 01, 2017 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Penguin Books Ltd LANGUAGE : English AGE : General PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback DIMENSION : 154 mm x 131 mm WEIGHT : 28 g PRODUCT CATEGORY : Biography, Literature & Literary studies Show more