The Joy of Reading - Doren, Charles Van
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ìThis book is as contagious as it was intended to be.î >Like a professor whose enthusiasm inspires his students, Charles Van Doren >Divided chronologically by the eras in which these books were written, each work is put in historical context and brought to life by Van Dorenís sometimes surpising and always insightful comments. The Joy of Reading delves into a wide range of genres ó fiction, poetry, drama, childrenís books, philosophy, history, and science. Also offered is a unique ten-year reading plan, made up of a grand variety of the worldís greatest books. Charles Van Doren is the coauthor…mehr

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ìThis book is as contagious as it was intended to be.î >Like a professor whose enthusiasm inspires his students, Charles Van Doren >Divided chronologically by the eras in which these books were written, each work is put in historical context and brought to life by Van Dorenís sometimes surpising and always insightful comments. The Joy of Reading delves into a wide range of genres ó fiction, poetry, drama, childrenís books, philosophy, history, and science. Also offered is a unique ten-year reading plan, made up of a grand variety of the worldís greatest books. Charles Van Doren is the coauthor of the classic How to Read a Book with philosopher Mortimer J. Adler; the author of A History of Knowledge (which sold >He is an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut, Torrington Campus. His father was Mark Van Doren, a Pulitzer Prizewinning poet and professor at Columbia.
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Van Doren is the coauthor of the classic How to Read a Book with philosopher Mortimer J. Adler; the author of A History of Knowledge (which sold 30,000 copies in hardcover and 150,000 in paperback); and the author or editor of The Idea of Progress, Great Treasury of Western Thought, The Annals of America, Second Chance: An American Story, as well as several novels for young people and Webster's American biographies. He is an adjunct professor of the University of Connecticut, Torrington Campus. His father was Mark Van Doren, a Pulitzer Prize winning poet and professor at Columbia.