Dead White Guys: A Father, His Daughter and the Great Books of

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Dead White Guys: A Father, His Daughter and the Great Books of the Western World

Dead White Guys is a timely defense of the great books, arriving in the middle of a national debate about the fate of these books in high schools and universities around the country. Burriesci shows how the great books can enrich our lives as individuals, as citizens, and in our careers. Extending the argument first made by Anna Quinndlen's on the act of reading itself, How Reading Changed My Life," ("It is like the rubbing of two sticks together to make a fire, the act of reading, an improbable pedestrian task that leads to heat and light,) Burriesci reminds us all of the enormous impact reading has on our lives. After his daughter was born prematurely in 2010, Burriesci set out to write a book about 26 Great Books, from Plato to Karl Marx, and how their lessons have applied to his life. As someone who has spent a long and successful career advocating for great literature, Burriesci defends the great books in this series of tender and candid letters, rich in personal experience and full of humor. Matt Burriesci is a national literary leader, serving as Executive Director of both PEN/Faulkner, which bestows the largest peer-juried prize for fiction

Country	USA
Author	Matt Burriesci
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781632280268
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Viva Editions
Manufacturer	Viva Editions
NumberOfPages	266
PublicationDate	2015-06-09
Publisher	Viva Editions
ReleaseDate	2015-06-09
Studio	Viva Editions

Dead White Guys: A Father, His Daughter and the Great Books of the Western World

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