"Perfect for all of us who can never get enough time with good books. It not only urges us to indulge deeply and often, it shows us how."-Myra Hart, professor, Harvard Business School "Readers and want-to-be readers will be encouraged by the advice to read more, more widely and more systematically."-Michael Keller, university librarian, Stanford University "An ideal gift for both sporadic and relentless readers."-James Mustich Jr., publisher of A Common Reader "A worthy addition to even the most well-stocked personal library."-Ross King, author of Michelangelo & The Pope's Ceiling Do not set out to live a well-read life but rather your well-read life. No one can be well-read using someone else's reading list. Unless a book is good for you, you won't connect with it and gain from it. Just as no one can tell you how to lead your life, no one can tell you what to read for your life. How do readers find more time to read? In The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life , Steve Leveen offers both inspiration and practical advice for bibliophiles on how to get more books in their life and more life from their books. His recommendations are disarmingly refreshing, as when he advises when not to read a book and why not to feel guilty if you missed reading all those classics in school. He helps readers reorganize their bookshelves into a Library of Candidates that they actively build and a Living Library of books read with enthusiasm, and he emphasizes the value of creating a Bookography, or annotated list of your reading life. Separate chapters are devoted to the power of audio books and the merits of reading groups. The author himself admits he came "late to the bookshelf," making this charming little guide all the more convincing. A pleasant and mindful celebration of the art of reading that many will appreciate...recommended for all public libraries. -- Library Journal March 15, 2005 A practical handbook...distilled into easy-to-digest prose. -- The New York Times Book Review, July 10, 2005 All most people need to get started on what can be the truly mind-altering experience of reading. -- thecelebritycafe.com October 14, 2005 For the person who needs help in becoming a reader, whose spirit is willing but whose flesh is weak. -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY February 28, 2005 How to read more and like it? Steve Leveen's delivery of the gourmet fast food of reading. -- Christian Science Monitor, May 3, 2005 Just what the book lover with too little time needs to put his or her reading house in order. -- Friends of Libraries USA Vol. 28, Issue 1 February 2005 Leveen proposes a strategy for falling, and staying, in "book love." There's no daunting recommended reading in Leveen's "Little Guide." -- The Boston Globe, June 4, 2005 The Little Guide may just inspire you to dust off the tomes on your own shelf. -- U.S. Airways Attache Magazine September 2005 Despite years of selling "tools for serious readers," Steve Leveen counts himself among the many frustrated bibliophiles in search of more time to read. In The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life, he shares some of the most rewarding methods hes found for getting more books into your life and more life from your books. Spend just three hours with this Little Guide and add years of fulfillment to your reading life. Youll discover: How to read 12 more books a year even if you have no more time to read Why part of your personal library should be empty and a large part filled with books you want to read How to get a reading on a book before you read it When to give up on a book (even if its a classic) How to create an annotated reading biography Both practical and uplifting, The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life shows you how to transform a pastime into a lifelong passion that gets stronger with every book you absorb. Used Book in Good Condition
