{"product_id":"9780333714485","title":"A Passion for Books","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA Passion for Books\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eD. Salwak\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Publishers \u0026amp; Publishing Industry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eLeading writers and critics, including Margaret Drabble, Alan Sillitoe and Ferdinand Mount, share their passion for books and the joys of reading in an inspiring collection of essays and writings. A Passion for Books is both a celebration of the value and importance of reading and a spirited defence against the many gloomy voices in our so-called electronic age who say the book will soon be obsolete. This book, itself a joy to read, is written for anyone who cares at all about the past and future of books and reading.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFRANCES H. BACHELDER Poet, non-fiction author, concert pianist and teacher for over forty years\r\nJOHN BAYLEY Leading critic, author of numerous books including 5 novels and former Fellow and Tutor at New College, Oxford\r\nGILL DAVIES Managing Director and Publisher\r\nMARGARET DRABBLE World-renowned Author and Editor\r\nELIZABETH L. EISENSTEIN former Alice Freeman Palmer Professor of History and authority on print-culture at the University of Michigan\r\nMICHAEL ELLIS former President of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, he was previously an actor, stage manager and producer\r\nJOSEPH EPSTEIN has written twelve books and is the editor of The Norton Book of Personal Essays\r\nMARY GORDON best-selling novelist and Professor of English at Barnard College\r\nNINA KING one of the leading literary journalists in the USA and editor of Book World (Sunday Literary Supplement of the Washington Post)\r\nLAURENCE LERNER Author, critic and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature\r\nJEFFREY MEYERS Acclaimed biographer and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature\r\nFERDINAND MOUNT author of The Subversive Family (1982), The British Constitution Now (1992)\r\nLAURA L. NAGY college administrator, instructor, and freelance editor and writer\r\nCATHERINE PETERS worked in publishing before teaching at Oxford University and is now a writer\r\nJAMES SHAPIRO Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University\r\nALAN SILLITOE Acclaimed novelist for over 30 years and author of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, and his most recent book is The Broken Chariot\r\nG. THOMAS TANSELLE Vice President of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and Adjunct Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He has written extensively on print-culture\r\nANNE THWAITE Author of children's books and numerous biographies, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and a Churchill Fellowship\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 April 1999\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan UK\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780333714485\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50804864614540,"sku":"9780333714485","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780333714485.jpg?v=1781786211","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780333714485","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}