| Author |
Bostwick, Arthur E. (Arthur Elmore), 1860-1942 |
| Title |
A Librarian's Open Shelf: Essays on Various Subjects
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| Contents |
Do readers read? -- What makes people read? -- The passing of the possessive; a study of book titles -- Selective education -- The uses of fiction -- The value of association -- Modern educational methods -- Some economic features of libraries -- Simon Newcomb: America's foremost astronomer -- The companionship of books -- Atomic theories of energy -- The advertisement of ideas -- The public library, the public school, and the social center movement -- The systematization of violence -- The art of re-reading -- History and heredity -- What the flag stands for -- The people's share in the public library -- Some tendencies of American thought -- Drugs and the man -- How the community educates itself -- Clubwomen's reading -- Books for tired eyes -- The magic casement -- A word to believers.
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| Credits |
Produced by Ted Garvin, Barbara Tozier and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team.
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Education
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| Subject |
Books and reading
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| Subject |
Libraries
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
13430 |
| Release Date |
Sep 10, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Dec 18, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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