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A mission statement about the transformative power of reading; about the way it inspires us, the tangible impact it can have on our wellbeing, the importance it holds for us now and will continue to hold in the future. In any 24 hours there might be sleeping, eating, kids, parents, friends, lovers, work, school, travel, deadlines, emails, phone calls, Facebook, Twitter, the news, the TV, Playstation, music, movies, sport, responsibilities, passions, desires, dreams. Why should you stop what you're doing and read a book? People have always needed stories. We need literature - novels, poetry - because we need to make sense of our lives, test our depths, understand our joys and discover what humans are capable of. Great books can provide companionship when we are lonely or peacefulness in the midst of an overcrowded daily life. Reading provides a unique kind of pleasure and no-one should live without it. In the ten essays in this book some of our finest authors and passionate advocates from the worlds of science, publishing, technology and social enterprise tell us about the experience of reading, why access to books should never be taken forgranted, how reading transforms our brains, and how literature can save lives. In any 24 hours there are so many demands on your time and attention - make books one of them. Carmen Callil Tim Parks Nicholas Carr Michael Rosen Jane Davis Zadie Smith Mark Haddon Jeanette Winterson Blake Morrison Dr Maryanne Wolf & Dr Mirit BarzillaiProduct Identifiers
PublisherVintage Publishing
ISBN-139780099565949
eBay Product ID (ePID)111571883
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
GenreChildren & Young Adults
TopicAnthology
Book TitleStop What You're Doing and Read This!
LanguageEnglish
AuthorBlake Morrison, Dr Maryanne Wolf, Zadie Smith, Carmen Callil, Nicholas Carr, Tim Parks, Jeanette Winterson, Mark Haddon, Michael Rosen, Mirit Barzillai
Publication Year2011
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Width129 mm
Item Weight182 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorNicholas Carr, Tim Parks, Zadie Smith, Mark Haddon, Mirit Barzillai, Dr Maryanne Wolf, Carmen Callil, Michael Rosen, Blake Morrison, Jeanette Winterson