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THEOF
READING
 A Passionate Guide to
189
of the World’s Best Authors and Their Works
C
HARLES
V
AN
D
OREN
C
HARLES
V
AN
D
OREN
Author of
 A History of Knowledg
e and Co-Author withMortimer Adler of
 How to Read a Book
 
THEOF
READING
C
HARLES
V 
 AN
D
OREN
 A Passionate Guide to189of the World’s Best Authors and Their Works
 
Copyright © 2008 by Charles Van DorenCover and internal design © 2008 by Sourcebooks, Inc.Cover photo © Getty ImagesSourcebooks and the colophon are registered trademarks of Sourcebooks, Inc.All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by anyelectronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrievalsystems—except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles orreviews—without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc.All brand names and product names used in this book are trademarks, registeredtrademarks, or trade names of their respective holders. Sourcebooks, Inc., is notassociated with any product or vendor in this book.Published by Sourcebooks, Inc.P.O. Box 4410, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410(630) 961-3900Fax: (630) 961-2168www.sourcebooks.comFirst published in the United States of America by Crown Publishing, Inc., 1985Van Doren, Charles Lincoln.The joy of reading : a passionate guide to 189 of the world's best authors andtheir works / Charles Van Doren.p. cm.1. Best books. 2. Books and reading. I. Title.Z1035.V26 2008011'.73—dc222007043270Printed and bound in the United States of America.BG 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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