Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books Contributor(s): Corrigan, Maureen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375709037 ISBN-13: 9780375709036 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: One of the country's most popular book lovers wryly recounts the stories and authors that have shaped her life, from the classics of English literature to the hard-boiled detective novel--and every page in between. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers |
Dewey: 028.9 |
Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.28" W x 7.96" (0.56 lbs) 240 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this delightful memoir, the book critic for NPR's Fresh Air reflects on her life as a professional reader. Maureen Corrigan takes us from her unpretentious girlhood in working-class Queens, to her bemused years in an Ivy League Ph.D. program, from the whirl of falling in love and marrying (a fellow bookworm, of course), to the ordeal of adopting a baby overseas, always with a book at her side. Along the way, she reveals which books and authors have shaped her own life--from classic works of English literature to hard-boiled detective novels, and everything in between. And in her explorations of the heroes and heroines throughout literary history, Corrigan's love for a good story shines. |