A reader's book of days : true tales from the lives and works of writers for every day of the year / Tom Nissley ; with illustrations by Joanna Neborsky.
Book connoisseur Tom Nissley has combed literary history to capture the stories that make writers' lives perennially fascinating: their epiphanies, embarrassments and achievements. Each handsome page in A Reader's Book of Days is devoted to a day of the year, featuring original accounts of events in the lives of great writers, and fictional events that took place within beloved books.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393239621
- ISBN: 0393239624
- Physical Description: xv, 448 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2013]
- Copyright: ©2014.
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General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Subject: | Literature > History and criticism. Books and reading. Best books. Authorship. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | 809 NISSLEY 2013 (Text) | 0001001906567 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
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