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My ideal bookshelf / art by Jane Mount ; edited by Thessaly La Force.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Little, Brown and Co., c2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiii, 225 p. : col. ill. ; 19 x 24 cmISBN:
  • 0316200905 (hbk.)
  • 9780316200905 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 028/.9 23
LOC classification:
  • Z1003 .M985 2012
Summary: "The books that we choose to keep-let alone read-can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In The ideal bookshelf, dozens of leading cultural figures share the books that matter to them most-books that define their dreams and ambitions and in many cases helped them find their way in the world. With colorful and endearingly hand-rendered images of book spines by Jane Mount, and first-person commentary from all the contributors, this is a perfect gift for avid readers, writers, and all who have known the influence of a great book"--
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Book Independence Public Library Adult Non-Fiction Independence Public Library Adult Books 028.9 MY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 36123001540614

"The books that we choose to keep-let alone read-can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In The ideal bookshelf, dozens of leading cultural figures share the books that matter to them most-books that define their dreams and ambitions and in many cases helped them find their way in the world. With colorful and endearingly hand-rendered images of book spines by Jane Mount, and first-person commentary from all the contributors, this is a perfect gift for avid readers, writers, and all who have known the influence of a great book"--

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