Indispensable Reading: 1001 Books from the Arabian Nights to Zola

by William Roger Louis

The world of books can seem like a trackless forest stretching to the horizon in all directions, full of wrong turns, dead ends, and pitfalls. But it is in fact full of treasure, and Indispensable Reading is a map to books that can provide a lifetime of reading that is thoughtful, provocative, pleasurable, and, above all, memorable--for at a minimum, a book worth reading should linger in the mind.

The selections are informed by Wm...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788315332
• ISBN13: 9781788315333
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.7" x 9.9"