The Joy of Reading

Copyright © 2008 by Charles Van Doren

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First published in the United States of America by Crown Publishing, Inc., 1985

Van Doren, Charles Lincoln.

The joy of reading : a passionate guide to 189

of the world's best authors and their works / Charles Van Doren.

p. cm.

1. Best books. 2. Books and reading. I. Title.

Z1035.V26 2008

011'.73—dc22

2007043270

Printed and bound in the United States of America.

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