Check These Out
One Librarian's Catalog of the 200 Coolest, Best, and Most Important Books You'll Ever Read
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Check These Out
One Librarian's Catalog of the 200 Coolest, Best, and Most Important Books You'll Ever Read
About This Book
Discover a librarian's secret stash of great reads!We've all been there: in the library, head tilted sideways, doing our best to navigate a blur of spines and titles to find one worth reading. Luckily, the hunt is over. Librarian, author, and book devourer Gina Sheridan has sorted through the stacks to compile a list of read-worthy titles you may have skipped over in your search. Check These Out is her secret stash of books that have captivated her mind and soul throughout the years. Inside, she reveals a wide range of extraordinary yet uncommon stories that will completely change the way you view the world, from Michael Dorris's A Yellow Raft in Blue Water to Herman Melville's The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade. After each suggestion, Sheridan offers a hilariously clever summary as well as surprising details about the book or author.Complete with a checklist to keep track of the titles you've read, Check These Out will help you discover a whole new world of literature you won't believe you missed.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Americanât Dream
- Chapter 2: The Audiophileâs Audio File
- Chapter 3: Daisy Dukes
- Chapter 4: The Graphic Self
- Chapter 5: Meta Textuals
- Chapter 6: My Family Is Weirder Than Yours
- Chapter 7: Peculiarly True
- Chapter 8: Reel Good Books
- Chapter 9: Southern Discomfort
- Chapter 10: Tales of Woe, Tales of Whoa
- Chapter 11: Too Cool for School
- Chapter 12: Tricksters, Fakers, and Cheats, Oh My!
- Chapter 13: Very Truly Yours
- Chapter 14: What Not to Read While Drinking Milk
- Chapter 15: YA for the Not So YA
- Appendix: Master Checklist
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Copyright