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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Books for Booklovers

Books about books and book readers. The selections below range from expert and opinionated reviews and recommendations to tales of bibliophilic excess. Click on titles to view and reserve these books in the Library Catalog.

Recommended Reading

100 One–Night Reads: A Book Lover’s Guide
by David C. Major and John S. Major


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1001 Books for Every Mood
by Hallie Ephron


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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
by Peter Boxall, editor


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Bibliotherapy: The Girl’s Guide to Books for Every Phase of Our Lives
by Nancy Peske and Beverly West


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Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
by Nancy Pearl


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Book Sense Best Books: 125 Favorite Books Recommended
by Independent Booksellers


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Great Books for Every Book Lover: 2002 Book Suggestions for the Discriminating Bibliophile
by Thomas J. Craughwell


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More Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
by Nancy Pearl


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Reader’s Choice: 200 Book Club Favorites
by Victoria Golden McMains


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A Year of Reading: A Month-by-Month Guide to Classics and Crowd-Pleasers for You or Your Book Group
by Elizabeth Ellington & Jane Freimiller


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Reflections on Reading

Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life
by Michael Dirda


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Booknotes: America’s Finest Authors on Reading, Writing, and the Power of Ideas
by Brian Lamb, editor


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Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
by Anne Fadiman


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For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most
by Ronald B. Shwartz


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Leave Me Alone, I’m Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books
by Maureen Corrigan


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Remarkable Reads: 34 Writers and Their Adventures in Reading
by J. Peder Zane, editor


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Rereadings: Seventeen Authors Revisit Books They Love
by Anne Fadiman, editor


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The Most Wonderful Books: Writers on Discovering the Pleasures of Reading
by Michael Dorris and Emilie Buchwald, editors


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Why We Read What We Read: A Delightfully Opinionated Journey Through Contemporary Bestsellers
by Lisa Adams and John Heath


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Bibliomania & Book Collecting

A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
by Nicholas A. Basbanes


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Patience & Fortitude: A Roving Chronicle of Book People, Book Places, and Book Culture
by Nicholas A. Basbanes


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A Pound of Paper: Confessions of a Book Addict
by John Baxter


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Sixpence House: Lost in a Town of Books
by Paul Collins


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