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The Lost Art of Reading: Books and Resistance in a Troubled Time
The Lost Art of Reading Books and Resistance in a Troubled Time Author:David L. Ulin The new introduction and afterword bring fresh relevance to this insightful rumination on the act of reading -- as a path to critical thinking, individual and political identity, civic engagement, and resistance. — The former LA Times book critic expands his short book, rich in ideas, on the consequence of reading to include the considerations of... more » fake news, siloed information, and the connections between critical thinking as the key component of engaged citizenship and resistance. Here is the case for reading as a political act in both public and private gestures, and for the ways it enlarges the world and our frames of reference, all the while keeping us engaged.« less