<![CDATA[The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life]]>

false <![CDATA[The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171466396m/100253.jpg 100253 2 "Perfect for all of us who can never get enough time with good books. It not only urges us to indulge deeply and often, it shows us how."-Myra Hart, professor, Harvard Business School "Readers and want-to-be readers will be encouraged by the advice to read more, more widely and more systematically."-Michael Keller, university librarian, Stanford University "An ideal gift for both sporadic and relentless readers."-James Mustich Jr., publisher of A Common Reader "A worthy addition to even the most well-stocked personal library."-Ross King, author of Michelangelo & The Pope's Ceiling Do not set out to live a well-read life but rather your well-read life. No one can be well-read using someone else's reading list. Unless a book is good for you, you won't connect with it and gain from it. Just as no one can tell you how to lead your life, no one can tell you what to read for your life. How do readers find more time to read? In The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life, Steve Leveen offers both inspiration and practical advice for bibliophiles on how to get more books in their life and more life from their books. His recommendations are disarmingly refreshing, as when he advises when not to read a book and why not to feel guilty if you missed reading all those classics in school. He helps readers reorganize their bookshelves into a Library of Candidates that they actively build and a Living Library of books read with enthusiasm, and he emphasizes the value of creating a Bookography, or annotated list of your reading life. Separate chapters are devoted to the power of audio books and the merits of reading groups. The author himself admits he came "late to the bookshelf," making this charming little guide all the more convincing. 96665 1 4 2005 The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life total:148|5:30|4:53|3:40|2:21|1:4| 148 528 244 52 3 4 false false Sun Jul 27 16:32:13 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 16:46:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 11:21:39 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 10:12:01 -0800 2009
It was actually kind of good timing as the book reinforced some changes I've already been making in my reading life while suggesting some others*. It confirms my...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 05:50:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 05:53:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed Dec 19 08:17:16 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 19 08:19:12 -0800 2007
He encourages writing in books (a habit I'm still reluctant to pick up) and dropping books that don't grab you within 50 page...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 10:11:50 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 08:03:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Jan 14 00:19:05 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 17 14:50:04 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jul 26 16:35:23 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 17:28:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 14:31:26 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 11:20:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 13 19:08:06 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 12 20:36:04 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 13 19:08:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 03 17:21:45 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 25 18:53:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 14:44:44 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 17:27:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Jan 21 22:28:29 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 22:30:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 09:47:15 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 09:50:48 -0700 2009
I love books about books and books about ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 14:35:21 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 14:41:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 05:06:59 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 05:06:59 -0700 2009 (a) To plan what I want to read
(b) To take notes and bookmark
(c) To feel OK about skimming through books
(d) To spend some time thinking about a book just read
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