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Imprint: Penguin
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Published: 01/06/2017
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ISBN: 9780241978313
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Length: 48 Pages
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Dimensions: 154mm x 6mm x 131mm
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Weight: 28g
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RRP: £2.50
The Gifts of Reading
From the bestselling author of UNDERLAND, THE OLD WAYS and THE LOST WORDS - an essay on the joy of reading, for anyone who has ever loved a book
Every book is a kind of gift to its reader, and the act of giving books is charged with a special emotional resonance. It is a meeting of three minds (the giver, the author, the recipient), an exchange of intellectual and psychological currency, that leaves each participant enriched. Here Robert Macfarlane recounts the story of a book he was given as a young man, and how he managed eventually to return the favour, though never repay the debt.
From one of the most lyrical writers of our time comes a perfectly formed gem, a lyrical celebration of the transcendent power and humanity of the given book.
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Imprint: Penguin
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Published: 01/06/2017
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ISBN: 9780241978313
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Length: 48 Pages
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Dimensions: 154mm x 6mm x 131mm
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Weight: 28g
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RRP: £2.50
Reviews
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I'll read anything Macfarlane writes
David Mitchell, author of 'Cloud Atlas'
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[Macfarlane] can unfurl a sentence with the breathless ease of a master angler, a writer whose ideas transcend the physical region he explores
New York Times Book Review
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[Macfarlane] is a godfather of a cultural moment
Sunday Times on Landmarks
