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Title:
Bibliophile : an illustrated miscellany
ISBN:
9781452167237
Physical Description:
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Kids' picture books -- Beloved bookstores -- Bookstore cats -- Formative faves -- Girl stars -- Bookish people recommend -- Coming of age -- Cult classics -- Striking libraries -- Novels of the 1800s: Brit lit & friends -- Editions: Pride & prejudice ; 1984 -- Writing rooms -- Novels of the early 1900s: disenchantment -- Mid-century novels: losing it -- Iconic covers -- Novels of the late 1900s: greed & growth -- Novels of the millennium: optimistic confusion -- Writer-owned bookstores -- Novels of the 21st century: the shrinking world -- Beautiful contemporary covers -- Types of fiction -- Historical fiction -- Southern lit -- Love & romance -- Songs about books -- Unhappy families each in their own way -- Book club darlings -- Five-word synopsis quiz -- Mysteries -- Books made into great movies -- Fantasy -- Special powers -- Dystopia -- Technothrills & cyberpunks -- Bookmobiles -- Space & aliens -- Fictional planet universe -- Graphic novels & comics -- Short stories -- Poetry -- Essays -- Nature & animals -- Writers' pets -- Us and the universe -- A sense of place -- Journeys & adventures -- Read around the world -- Regional cooking -- Reference cookbooks -- Novel food -- Everyday food inspiration -- Baking & desserts -- Food writing -- Biographies & autobiographies -- World-changing book people -- Memoirs -- Feminism -- We're all human -- Little free libraries -- History -- War -- Books made into great TV -- Mortality -- Finding meaning -- How to write -- The physical book -- Creativity & the pursuit of happiness -- Sports -- Innovation & business -- All-time bestsellers -- Design -- Designers' picks -- Picture books for grown-ups.
Summary:
We all have a pile of "to be read" books, and Mount is determined to introduce you to more jewels you didn't know you needed to read: books that you will hug to your chest and tell everyone how they changed your life. But she provides more than a list of books: Mount introduces you to her favorite bookstores; her favorite non-author book people; an array of bookstore cats; her favorite "Books made into great TV" ... and so much more! --
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