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Based on years of ground-breaking research, this book supplies a look at the unique relationship between each text and the individual reader that results in a satisfying, pleasurable, and even life-changing reading experience.
· Supplies succinct, authoritative, and readable accounts on a wide range of genre literature and explains why these types of books appeal to readers
· Promotes the librarian's role with readers and helps librarians design readers' advisory services to better serve readers
· Offers valuable insights into readers and reading based on reading research
· Includes an extensive bibliography and list of relevant titles for further reading
· Provides a fascinating read for librarians, educators, and avid readers
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This work provides a vivid, detailed picture of what motivates avid reading—how readers choose books, what readers like and don't like, and how different books help or benefit them.
About the Author
Catherine Sheldrick Ross, PhD, is professor emeritus of Library and Information Science at Western University, Ontario, Canada.
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- PublisherLibraries Unlimited
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 159158695X
- ISBN 13 9781591586951
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages284
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