My Life in Seventeen Books | Jon M. Sweeney

#ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/al-1972/Title: My Life in Seventeen Books Author: Jon M. Sweeney Narrator: Daniel Thomas May Format: mp3 Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins Release date: 09-17-24 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating Genres: Religious Studies Publisher's Summary: Former bookseller, longtime publisher, and author Jon M. Sweeney shows—with history and anecdotes centering around books such as Thoreau's Journal, Tagore's Gitanjali, Martin Buber's Hasidic Tales, and Tolstoy's Twenty-three Tales—what it means to be carried by a book. He explores the discovery that once accompanied finding books, and books finding us. He ponders the smell of an old volume, its heft, and why bibliophiles carry them around even without reading them. He demonstrates how and why there is magic and enchantment that takes place between people and books.