Real Lives Revealed: A Guide to Reading Interests in Biography
| AUTHOR | Roche, Rick |
| PUBLISHER | Libraries Unlimited (06/01/2009) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
Explore the readers' advisory possibilities of biography with this guide that covers some 600 titles.
Biographies span the extremes, ranging from meaty and meticulous renderings to flamboyant sketches; from fast-paced adventure and mind-bending reassessments to gentle, nostalgic reflections. For the lover of biography, the quest is not always just for a book about a specific person, but often for a character-driven story with particular genre elements, appeals, and themes. This guide for those who work with readers not only maps the genre, but describes and organizes some 600 biographies into such categories as Adventurous Lives, Lives of Crime, Sporting Lives, and Group Biographies. For each title, a list of read-alikes is given, along with subjects, indication of awards, and more. Real Lives Revealed: A Guide to Reading Interests in Biography is an essential resource for reader's advisors, as well as a great tool for those evaluating, building, developing, or promoting their biography collections.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781591586647
ISBN-10:
159158664X
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
636
Carton Quantity:
6
Product Dimensions:
7.10 x 1.70 x 10.10 inches
Weight:
3.25 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Maps,
Table of Contents,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes
Reference | Library & Information Science - General
Reference | Study & Teaching
Dewey Decimal:
016.92
Library of Congress Control Number:
2009017117
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Explore the readers' advisory possibilities of biography with this guide that covers some 600 titles.
Biographies span the extremes, ranging from meaty and meticulous renderings to flamboyant sketches; from fast-paced adventure and mind-bending reassessments to gentle, nostalgic reflections. For the lover of biography, the quest is not always just for a book about a specific person, but often for a character-driven story with particular genre elements, appeals, and themes. This guide for those who work with readers not only maps the genre, but describes and organizes some 600 biographies into such categories as Adventurous Lives, Lives of Crime, Sporting Lives, and Group Biographies. For each title, a list of read-alikes is given, along with subjects, indication of awards, and more. Real Lives Revealed: A Guide to Reading Interests in Biography is an essential resource for reader's advisors, as well as a great tool for those evaluating, building, developing, or promoting their biography collections.
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