TY  - BOOK
AU  - Baldwin,James
TI  - The Book-lover: A Guide to the Best Reading
AV  - Z 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Books and reading
KW  - Bibliography
KW  - Books and reading -- United States
KW  - Best books
KW  - Bibliography -- United States
N1  - Release date is 2014-10-01; Produced by Charlene Taylor, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe,
Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
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N2  - "The Book-lover: A Guide to the Best Reading" by James Baldwin is a guidebook on literature and reading written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a comprehensive approach to the art of reading, focusing on the selection of meaningful literature and the importance of cultivating a love for good books. Baldwin draws from various literary sources to illustrate his points, aiming to inspire readers to enrich their intellectual lives through thoughtful reading choices.  The beginning of the book introduces the author’s philosophy on the value and significance of books. It emphasizes that books are not merely static objects but living entities that serve as companions and mentors throughout one's life. Baldwin urges readers to make deliberate choices in their reading, advocating for the need to avoid poor literature and to seek out texts that nourish the mind and spirit. In this opening portion, Baldwin highlights the role of a scholar in making discerning choices and setting a foundation for a rich intellectual life through careful selection of reading material. He sets the stage for deeper discussions on how to read effectively and how libraries can serve as crucial resources for a scholar's development. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47013
ER  -