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Lewis, C. S. | Why do we read literature and how do we judge it? C. S. Lewis's classic An Experiment in Criticism springs from the conviction that literature exists for the joy of the reader and that books should be judged by the kind of reading they invite. He argues that 'good reading'… | Literature ⋅ The Art of Reading | ||
Jacobs, Alan | Breaking Bread with the Dead teaches us how to learn from authors from the past to navigate modern life. | The Art of Reading | ||
Martin, Jamie C. | With inspiring stories, practical suggestions, and a carefully curated reading treasury of the best children’s literature for each area of the globe, Give Your Child the World helps parents raise insightful, compassionate kids who fall in love with the world and are prepared to change it for good.
Young children live… | Books ⋅ Literature ⋅ The Art of Reading | ||
Hunt, Gladys & Hampton, Barbara | Honey for a Teen's Heart spells out how good books can help you and your teen-ager communicate heart-to-heart about ideas, values, and the various issues of a Christian worldview. Sharing the adventure of a book lets both of you know the same people, see the same sights, face the same choices… | The Art of Reading | ||
Adler, Mortimer Jerome | How to Read A Book is an elegant guide to the lost arts of Active Reading, Conversation, and Intellectual Etiquette. Learn how to fairly and methodically assess an author's intentions and how the author fulfills, or doesn't, what they set out to do with the book. Learn how to interact… | The Art of Reading | ||
Sire, James W. | Your eyes see the words, but do you read what you see? Every article, poem, book, even every printed advertisement not only carries information but also projects a way of looking at life. In How to Read Slowly, James Sire helps readers detect not only what writers say but what… | Literature ⋅ The Art of Reading | ||
Timmerman, John H. | In the World equips readers to become better writers. It also introduces quality writing with forty classic and contemporary selections from writers such as Augustine, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, John Donne, Henri Nouwen, Philip Yancey, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Walter Wangerin Jr., and Charles Colson. This second edition contains a completely updated and revised… | Literature ⋅ The Art of Reading | ||
Reinke, Tony | I love to read. I hate to read. I don't have time to read. I only read Christian books. I'm not good at reading. There's too much to read. Chances are, you've thought or said one of these exact phrases before because reading is important and in many ways unavoidable… | The Art of Reading | ||
Prior, Karen Swallow | Acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior takes us on a guided tour through works of great literature, helping us learn to love life, literature, and God through our encounters with great writing. | Literature ⋅ The Art of Reading | ||
Veith, Gene Edward, Jr. | Here is a guidebook for those who want to learn how to recognize books that are spiritually and aesthetically good--to cultivate good literary taste. Gene Edward Veith presents basic information to help book lovers understand what they read--from the classics to the bestsellers. He explains how the major genres of… | Literature ⋅ The Art of Reading | ||
Ryken, Leland | The Christian Imagination brings together in a single source the best that has been written about the relationship between literature and the Christian faith. This anthology covers all of the major topics that fall within this subject and includes essays and excerpts from fifty authors, including C.S. Lewis, Flannery O’Connor, Dorothy… | Literature ⋅ The Art of Reading | ||
Cultural commentators are up in arms about the decline of reading in America. Americans are not reading enough, they say, or not reading the right books in the right way.
Alan Jacobs argues that reading is alive and well in America. Millions of devoted readers support hundreds of enormous bookstores and… | Literature ⋅ The Art of Reading | |||
Van Engen, Abram | Have you ever read a book that turned your world upside down? What about a poem? Poetry has the power to enliven, challenge, change, and enrich our lives. But it can also feel intimidating, confusing, or simply "not for us." In these joyful and wise reflections, Abram Van Engen shows… | Literature ⋅ The Art of Reading |