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Reading with the Stars: A Celebration of Books and Libraries
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Item Number: 978-0-8389-3598-9 |
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Publisher: ALA Editions |
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Price: $17.95 |
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168 pages
5.5" x 8.25"
Hardcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-3598-9
Year Published: 2011
AP Categories: A, C
Read an article by the editor from American Libraries, watch an interview, and check out a sample of the book now!
American Libraries editor in chief Leonard Kniffel offers a compelling collection of interviews with prominent figures--all of whom have special connections to libraries. From President Barack Obama to actress Julie Andrews; from basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to former First Lady and librarian Laura Bush and many others, stars of literature, politics, entertainment, and the public arena speak with Kniffel about the ways libraries have been critical in their lives. Other highlights of this delightful volume
- TV icon Oprah Winfrey talks about library books as "her pass to personal freedom"
- Hard-boiled wordsmith David Mamet claims the public library as his "alma mater"
- Software mogul Bill Gates discusses his groundbreaking library computerization project and why he feels libraries are an important focus of his investment
- Former Vice President Al Gore addresses the "information ecosystem," including how libraries contribute to the informed citizenry that's required to manage today's challenges
With plenty to engage library advocates as well as casual readers, Reading with the Stars offers proof positive that libraries and librarians continue to perform vital services and hold a place of honor.
Table of Contents
introduction
one Barack Obama:
Bound to the World
two Julie Andrews:
Music to Her Ears
three Bill Gates:
Take Me to Your Reader
four David Mamet:
Getting an Education
five Laura Bush:
First Librarian
six Ken Burns:
Archiving America
seven Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
From Hoops to Ink
eight Cokie Roberts:
A Sense of Our Future
nine Ron Reagan:
Along Party Lines
ten Garrison Keillor:
The Internet Is a Swamp
eleven Ralph Nader:
Rallying Readers
twelve Jamie Lee Curtis:
A Connection to Learning
thirteen Al Gore:
The Planet in the Balance
fourteen Oprah Winfrey:
Reading for Life
About the Editor
Leonard Kniffel is a publishing executive for the American Library Association in Chicago. He was editor-in-chief of American Libraries magazine from 1996 to 2011 and worked as a librarian for 18 years at the Detroit Public Library. He is also the author of A Polish Son in the Motherland: An American’s Journey Home, a travel memoir.
Reviews
"For 15 years the ALA's Kniffel (A Polish Son in the Motherland) edited American Libraries, the source for this pleasing compilation of speeches, essays, and interviews illustrating the importance of reading. The 14 contributors include Barack Obama, Laura Bush, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Julie Andrews, Ken Burns, and Garrison Keillor. Oprah Winfrey recalls, 'Getting my library card was like... American citizenship.' Laura Bush discusses how her Foundation for America's Libraries helped Gulf Coast schools rebuild libraries destroyed by Katrina. Bill Gates says his $180 million investment in computerizing libraries has created synergy, 'The people who came for the computers use the books. The people who came for the books use the computers.' Recalling a government plan to use bookstore records to see who was reading what, David Mamet describes how a Vermont bookstore owner burned his files. 'This, to me, was a profound and courageous statement, for when and if the government controls what we can read, America, as we have known it, is finished.' Contributors offer lists of book recommendations for adults and children."
--Publisher's Weekly
"Because politicians are included in the mix, and politicians are ever mindful of their images, you might expect the book to be nothing but boring bromides: Books are great, reading is important. Yet there are surprises here, along with insights."
--Chicago Tribune
"Knowledge is power, and there are fewer roads quicker to knowledge than books ... an excellent addition to any community or school library collection, the better to encourage literacy and further reading from young people."
--Midwest Book Review
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Broken Pieces: A Library Life, 1941-1978
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-1104-4
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From his earliest reading memories in wartime Britain through five decades of librarianship, eminent librarian and former ALA President Michael Gorman offers insights from his extraordinary career in this new memoir. |
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Price: $35.00 |
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Common Phrases: And the Amazing Stories Behind Them
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-1097-9
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In day-to-day speech we use words and phrases without a passing thought as to why we use them or where they come from. Max Cryer changes all that by showing how fascinating the English language really is. |
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Price: $18.00 |
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The Librarian's Book of Lists
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-1063-4
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This mixture of serious topics, tongue-in-cheek items, and outright silliness provides something to please everyone familiar with libraries, making a fun read and a wonderful gift. |
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Price: $12.00 |
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