What Inspirational Literature Do I Read Next? - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0787639427 ISBN 13: 9780787639426

Publisher: Gale / Cengage Learning, 1999

Synopsis

Helps readers find fiction and nonfiction titles that describe various belief systems, provide uplifting stories, profile religious and spiritual leaders, and answer questions about spiritual matters. An overview essay describes the development of the inspirational literature market. Entries give information on category, subjects, age ranges, time period, and awards, and give a brief plot synopsis or description. Includes series, award, time period, geographic, character name, and character description indexes. The author is a writer and editor in the field of spirituality. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Reviews

This volume is another entry in Gale's annual "What Do I Read Next?" series, joining previously published volumes on Westerns, romance, children's literature, young adult literature, and several other specialized topics. From the Torah to Janette Oke, from The Seven Storey Mountain to Siddhartha, AueDa writer and editor in the fields of contemporary literature, spirituality, and education formerly on Gale's staffDand contributing editor Carrigan (editorial director, Trinity Pr. International) cover over 1000 inspirational books, both classic and contemporary, that reflect a very diverse range of religious and cultural traditions. Following a now well-patented formula, this volume is conveniently arranged for finding specific titles or just for browsing. It has sections for fiction and nonfiction arranged by author, with detailed bibliographic information. As appropriate, the subject, the inspirational genre, major characters, the time period, a summary, other books of interest by the same author, and suggestions for related reading are listed for each book. An introductory essay provides a good overview of religious literature. Ten different indexes and a glossary are also included. Given their backgrounds, the authors bring considerable expertise to this compilation. This excellent tool for collection development and reader's advisory is recommended for any library with needs in this area; the information here will eventually be found on Gale's online database What Do I Read Next. [Former librarian Carrigan is a longtime LJ reviewer who once handled the Christian Fiction and Inspirational Reading columns.DEd.]DKathy Breeden, Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanoog.
-DKathy Breeden, Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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Edition details

• Publisher: Gale / Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787639427
• ISBN 13: 9780787639426
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 479
• Editor: Aue Pamela Willwerth, Carrigan Henry L.