You Are What You Read - A Practical Guide to Reading Well

We are what we read, according to Robert DiYanni. Reading may delight us or move us; we may read for instruction or inspiration. But more than this, in reading we discover ourselves. We gain access to the lives of others, explore the limitless possibilities of human existence, develop our understanding of the world around us, and find respite from the hectic demands of everyday life. In You Are What You Read, DiYanni provides a practical guide that shows how we can increase the benefits and pleasures of reading literature by becoming more skillful and engaged readers.

About the author

Robert DiYanni is an instructional consultant with the Center for Faculty Advancement at New York University, where he is also an adjunct professor of humanities. His recent books include The Craft of College Teaching (Princeton) and Critical Reading Across the Curriculum. He lives in Bedford, New York.

Summary

"Robert DiYanni's You Are What You Read is a guide for readers that seeks to restore the pleasures of reading lost in the digital age (and accounted for most eloquently by Sven Birkerts in The Gutenberg Elegies)"--

Product details

• Authors: Robert Diyanni
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9780691206783
• ISBN: 978-0-691-20678-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Skills for Scholars
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Miscellaneous; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, Education, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Learning, Educational psychology, Philosophy & theory of education, Moral and social purpose of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Teaching of a specific subject, Adult education, continuous learning, Educational: English language: reading & writing skills, Moral & social purpose of education, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics