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Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading : Finding and Losing Myself in Books by Maureen Corrigan (2007, Trade Paperback)

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Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading : Finding And Losing Myself in Books, Paperback by Corrigan, Maureen, ISBN 0375709037, ISBN-13 9780375709036, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A lifelong book lover and NPR book critic speaks out on the authors and ths that have played a key role in her life, exploring how the magic of reading has helped her understand herself and reflecting on how a love of literature can help transform our lives.

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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.

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375709037
ISBN-13
9780375709036
eBay Product ID (ePID)
53838650

Product Key Features

Book Title
Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading : Finding and Losing Myself in Books
Author
Maureen Corrigan
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Personal Memoirs, Books & Reading
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism
Number of Pages
240 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
8.9 Oz

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"Irresistible. . . . Corrigan has some wonderful insights. . . . Book lovers will be busy checking her lists, searching for new 'leave me alone' titles." -The Washington Post Book World "Corrigan's eclectic taste and skillful assessment of new writers as well as those long dead are particularly astute." -USA Today "[A] brilliant and funny narrative of [Corrigan's] own reading life, which ranges from her Catholic childhood to graduate school and a career as a professional reader. . . . Utterly original." -Chicago Tribune "Corrigan is erudite without being the least bit pretentious. . . . Dipping intoLeave Me Alone, I'm Readingis a little like visiting that friend whose house is always full of books and who always sends you home with one you're excited to read."-Detroit Free-Press, "Irresistible. . . . Corrigan has some wonderful insights. . . . Book lovers will be busy checking her lists, searching for new 'leave me alone' titles." - The Washington Post Book World "Corrigan's eclectic taste and skillful assessment of new writers as well as those long dead are particularly astute." - USA Today "[A] brilliant and funny narrative of [Corrigan's] own reading life, which ranges from her Catholic childhood to graduate school and a career as a professional reader. . . . Utterly original." - Chicago Tribune "Corrigan is erudite without being the least bit pretentious. . . . Dipping into Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading is a little like visiting that friend whose house is always full of books and who always sends you home with one you're excited to read."- Detroit Free-Press From the Trade Paperback edition., "Irresistible. . . . Corrigan has some wonderful insights. . . . Book lovers will be busy checking her lists, searching for new 'leave me alone' titles." -- The Washington Post Book World "Corrigan's eclectic taste and skillful assessment of new writers as well as those long dead are particularly astute." -- USA Today "[A] brilliant and funny narrative of [Corrigan's] own reading life, which ranges from her Catholic childhood to graduate school and a career as a professional reader. . . . Utterly original." -- Chicago Tribune "Corrigan is erudite without being the least bit pretentious. . . . Dipping into Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading is a little like visiting that friend whose house is always full of books and who always sends you home with one you're excited to read."-- Detroit Free-Press, "Irresistible. . . . Corrigan has some wonderful insights. . . . Book lovers will be busy checking her lists, searching for new 'leave me alone' titles." - The Washington Post Book World "Corrigan's eclectic taste and skillful assessment of new writers as well as those long dead are particularly astute." - USA Today "[A] brilliant and funny narrative of [Corrigan's] own reading life, which ranges from her Catholic childhood to graduate school and a career as a professional reader. . . . Utterly original." - Chicago Tribune "Corrigan is erudite without being the least bit pretentious. . . . Dipping into Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading is a little like visiting that friend whose house is always full of books and who always sends you home with one you're excited to read."- Detroit Free-Press, Advance praise for Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading "It's always fascinating to read someone on how her life has been changed by reading, especially one of America's most perceptive book critics. You find yourself comparing your reactions to hers and learning about books you want to read. But this reflective and entertaining memoir is about more than just books. It's about being a daughter and an adoptive mother, a student and a teacher, a feminist and a skeptical Catholicabout being Maureen Corrigan. Learning about Maureen's life made me think about how my own life was shaped by books." Terry Gross, host of NPR's Fresh Air "If you wonder about the secret life of bookworms, this is the book that will open up the rich rewards of going around with your nose stuck in a book. Corrigan's narrative is delightful, absorbing, and engaging, with surprising leaps between the books she reads and the story of her own life." Bobbie Ann Mason, author of An Atomic Romance " 'Leave me alone, I'm reading' is precisely what you will be insisting when you have Maureen Corrigan's splendid memoir in your hands. What a great piece of work! The author not only writes about books in her customary incisive and beguiling manner, but also shows how books can change someone's life. Whether your taste runs to Pride and Prejudice or The Maltese Falcon, you will love Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading. It's the book for people who love books." Susan Isaacs, author of Any Place I Hang My Hat "From the first page of the introduction to Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading, I knew I was in the hands of another book luster. I valued her insights into contemporary and classical literature and the connections she made to her own life, but I especially loved her enthusiasm for books and the act of reading." Nancy Pearl, author of More Book Lust: Recommended Readings for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason
Dewey Decimal
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Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
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by bkg_39DPQui@Del...May 05, 2007
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My husband heard Ms. Corrigan's interview about this book on Fresh Air. He told me that I would really like her book. I love to read and have set a goal for myself to read 52 books this year. I found a great deal on it on half.com and bought it. I began to read it as soon as it arrived and found it to be very inspirational. Corrigan discusses not only the books that she loves, but provides some very interesting and accessible literary criticism as well. This book gave me so good leads on books I've never read. I think most interestingly, it made me eager to read books I've already ready read. Her enthusiasm for reading is infectious. If you love to read or would love to love to read, you should read this book. You won't regret it.

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