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Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven't Touched Since High School

by Kevin Smokler · 2013

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What do the great books of your youth have to say about your life now? Smokler's essays on the classics—witty, down-to-earth, appreciative, and insightful—are divided into ten sections, each covering an archetypal stage of life—from youth and first love to family, loss, and the future. The author not only reminds you about the essential features of each great book but gives you a practical, real-world reason why revisiting it in adulthood is not only enjoyable but useful.

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educationeducationMore like thisLess of thisliterary criticismliterary criticismMore like thisLess of this
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writerswritersMore like thisLess of this
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2010s2010sMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 320 pages
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