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Praktische Klassiker: 50 Gründe zum Wiederholen... von Kevin Smokler Taschenbuch/Softback-
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- 2013-02-19
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Publisher
Prometheus Books, Publishers
ISBN-10
1616146567
ISBN-13
9781616146566
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117188020
Product Key Features
Book Title
Practical Classics : 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven't Touched since High School
Number of Pages
300 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
Reference, Books & Reading
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
25.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2012-036293
Reviews
""In this engaging survey of 50 books commonly assigned to teen readers, [Smokler] advocates revisiting them from an adult perspective. Even books we loved in our formative years... may have sailed right over our heads, suggests the author, who argues that only time and experience can prepare us to appreciate them fully."-San Jose Mercury News "[F]ull of wit and candor... Putting literature to practical use is not a new invention, but what's refreshing about the practice in this light is how Smokler pits this sort of practical gifting-as-guidance against the reduction of literature to 'a letter grade and a dusty old obligation.'"-Fiction Writers Review "[S]o much fun...[It] offers a truly enjoyable trip down one's personal memory lane of books. It's also a love letter to the act of reading, to continual learning, and to making an effort to slow down and savor the good books in life."-The Atlantic Wire "YA's for Adults" column, with interview "If you have been thinking about revisiting the books of your youth or those you have promised yourself to read, but haven't, this entertaining book provides practical, real-world reasons by you should read them."-Bookviews by Alan Caruba "[A] fine guide for any adult reader who would return to the classics with a different perspective in mind."-The Bookwatch "In the short and beguilingly engaging essays that make up Practical Classics, Smokler shows how these works can be relevant and even useful to grownups. Most impressively, he manages to pull this off without sounding stuffy or self-important."-The Rumpus"Possibly the first self-help book to use literature as its prescription, Practical Classics serves as a primer for personal development, demonstrating how one may apply various literary tinctures to the more troublesome areas of the Human Condition.... [Smokler] holds forth with confidence and a good slathering of wit about coping with our common, human plight."-Austin Chronicle, "From Toni Morrison to Ray Bradbury, Practical Classics is a refreshing and necessary call to reading. A quirky and thoughtful guide, I'd pretty much follow Kevin Smokler anywhere in the library. (And I'm willing to forgive him for what he says about The Scarlet Letter because of his wonderful essay on another beloved book, The Phantom Toll Booth.) He makes it fun, as it should be." - Peter Orner, author of Love and Shame and Love "Smokler's book is fascinating, relevant - and has completely wrecked my schedule for the next several months. After reading his sharp insights on all these classics, I feel inspired to read them again. Or for the first time, in some cases . . . in a lot of cases." - A. J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically "Whether we're rereading or reading for the first time (go ahead, admit it!), Kevin Smokler's smart, funny, down-to-earth book is a marvelous guide to some of literature's greatest works and their power to instruct. Practical Classics belongs in every reader's library as a reminder to turn off reality television and fill our minds instead with these indelible characters who have so much to teach us. What a gift." - Dani Shapiro, author of Devotion "With Practical Classics, Kevin Smokler has done at least four remarkable things at once: he's given curious adult readers a path into the old English-class canon; he's updated that canon with a host of titles that will surprise you; he's wrapped it all up in a crisp, concise, random-access format perfectly suited to the twenty-first century; and, best of all, he's made these fifty books feel fresh and urgent and new again." - Robin Sloan, author of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore "Smokler has gone back to your youth so you won't have to - finding delight in rereading old assignments as an adult. An indispensable act of literary kindness." - Andrew Sean Greer, author of The Confessions of Max Tivoli, "In this engaging survey of 50 books commonly assigned to teen readers, [Smokler] advocates revisiting them from an adult perspective. Even books we loved in our formative years... may have sailed right over our heads, suggests the author, who argues that only time and experience can prepare us to appreciate them fully." - San Jose Mercury News "[F]ull of wit and candor... Putting literature to practical use is not a new invention, but what's refreshing about the practice in this light is how Smokler pits this sort of practical gifting-as-guidance against the reduction of literature to 'a letter grade and a dusty old obligation.'" - Fiction Writers Review "[S]o much fun...[It] offers a truly enjoyable trip down one's personal memory lane of books. It's also a love letter to the act of reading, to continual learning, and to making an effort to slow down and savor the good books in life." - The Atlantic Wire "YA's for Adults" column, with interview "If you have been thinking about revisiting the books of your youth or those you have promised yourself to read, but haven't, this entertaining book provides practical, real-world reasons by you should read them." - Bookviews by Alan Caruba "[A] fine guide for any adult reader who would return to the classics with a different perspective in mind." - The Bookwatch "In the short and beguilingly engaging essays that make up Practical Classics , Smokler shows how these works can be relevant and even useful to grownups. Most impressively, he manages to pull this off without sounding stuffy or self-important." - The Rumpus "Possibly the first self-help book to use literature as its prescription, Practical Classics serves as a primer for personal development, demonstrating how one may apply various literary tinctures to the more troublesome areas of the Human Condition.... [Smokler] holds forth with confidence and a good slathering of wit about coping with our common, human plight." - Austin Chronicle
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
011/.73
Synopsis
Rediscover the great books of your youth and what they have to say about your life now. Remember reading "Catcher in the Rye" and "Pride and Prejudice" at school? Would you read them again now that no-one's grading you, just for your own enjoyment? "Practical Classics" helps you do just that. Author Kevin Smokler guides you through fifty books commonly assigned in high school English classes and shows you why you'd probably enjoy rereading the same books as an adult. Smokler's essays on the classics - witty, down-to-earth, appreciative, and insightful - are divided into ten sections, each covering an archetypical stage of life - from youth and first love to family, loss, and the future. The author not only gives you practical, real-world reasons why revisiting in adulthood is not only enjoyable but useful., Remember reading "Catcher in the Rye" and "Pride and Prejudice" at school? Would you read them again now that no-one's grading you, just for your own enjoyment? This book guides you through fifty books commonly assigned in high school English classes and shows you why you'd probably enjoy rereading the same books as an adult., What do the great books of your youth have to say about your life now? Remember reading Catcher in the Rye and The Great Gatsby in high school? How about Slaughterhouse-Five and Pride and Prejudice? Would you read them again now that no one's grading you, just for your own enjoyment? This book helps you decide to do just that. Author Kevin Smokler will guide you through fifty books commonly assigned in high school English class and show you why you'd probably enjoy rereading the same books as an adult.Smokler's essays on the classics - witty, down-to-earth, appreciative, and insightful - are divided into ten sections, each covering an archetypical stage of life - from youth and first love to family, loss, and the future. The author not only reminds you about the essential features of each great book but gives you a practical, real-world reason why revisiting it in adulthood is not only enjoyable but useful. Can The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn help you cope with aging? What does To Kill a Mockingbird have to say about being a parent? How about Fahrenheit 451 on not getting stuck in a crappy job? Practical Classics gives you an incentive to reread and a reason why., What do the great books of your youth have to say about your life now? Remember reading Catcher in the Rye and The Great Gatsby in high school? How about Slaughterhouse-Five and Pride and Prejudice? Would you read them again now that no one's grading you, just for your own enjoyment? This book helps you decide to do just that. Author Kevin Smokler will guide you through fifty books commonly assigned in high school English class and show you why you'd probably enjoy rereading the same books as an adult. Smokler's essays on the classics - witty, down-to-earth, appreciative, and insightful - are divided into ten sections, each covering an archetypical stage of life - from youth and first love to family, loss, and the future. The author not only reminds you about the essential features of each great book but gives you a practical, real-world reason why revisiting it in adulthood is not only enjoyable but useful. Can The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn help you cope with aging? What does To Kill a Mockingbird have to say about being a parent? How about Fahrenheit 451 on not getting stuck in a crappy job? Practical Classics gives you an incentive to reread and a reason why.
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Z1035.9.S636 2013
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- 4***7 (225)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzte 6 MonateBestätigter Kauf1st edition, 2nd impression edition of "The Drunken Forest," by Gerald Durrell is as pictured & described. Arrived quickly & safely! Got a great deal on it! Great communication! The book, with a protective mylar cover, was wrapped in bubble wrap, then wrapped in sturdy cardboard, then placed in a rugged bubble mailer! Fort Knox in a mailer! So hard to get an early edition of this classic! So happy to add to my growing collection of nature & science books! Thank you! !!Seller Highly Recommended!!
- 7***0 (445)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzter MonatBestätigter KaufBook was well protected, shipped via book class, eventually arrived. In condition as described by seller, unfortunately there was a binding error during printing that was missed (15 pages were replaced with a duplicate 15 pages from another section) when informed vender checked inventory, no other identical books so they offered an alternate rare antique book but the book I was interested in at half the price was common so the seller refunded me the purchase price instead. Great seller.