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A June 2005 Book Sense Pick
"Not so much a book about what to read
as it is full of wonderful advice on how to become a passionate
reader. I thank Steve Leveen for telling wanna-be readers that it's
perfectly okay to give up on a book if it doesn't grab you by page
50. Goodbye, reader's guilt! Hello, book love!"
—Ken
Favell, Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop,
Brookfield, WI
"The gourmet fast food of reading." —The Christian Science
Monitor
"A
practical handbook...distilled into easy-to-digest prose." —The New
York Times Book Review
"With more and more books, but no more time in the day
or year, what's a poor bibliophile to do? Leveen proposes a strategy
for falling, and staying, in 'book love.' There's no daunting
recommended reading in Leveen's Little Guide." —The Boston Globe
"Just the inspiration you need to get back into the
reading game." —Creative Loafing
"The book held my attention from beginning to end.
Book lovers will appreciate and enjoy reading this one."—Blogcritics.org
"Steve Leveen's advice for
getting the most out of the universe of books is both
ingenious and highly promising. But it is his own erudition
and intellectual curiosity—and his obvious passion for books
of all sorts—that most inspires me to reach for the bookshelf.
The Little Guide
will be a worthy addition to even the most well-stocked personal
library." —Ross
King, author of
Brunelleschi's
Dome and Michelangelo the Pope's Ceiling
"Just
what the book lover needs to put his or her reading house in
order. Take Steve Leveen's advice to heart and you will find
the time to read books that move, illuminate, educate and
enchant."
—Sally Reed,
Executive Director, Friends of Libraries USA
"Here's
a little guide filled to the brim with love for books and
reading, and the message that we can all find time to indulge
that love and discover how to get more out of whatever we
choose to read."
—Nancy Pearl, author of the bestselling Book Lust: Recommended Books for Every Mood,
Moment, and
Reason and its companion,
More Book Lust
"Steve Leveen's
Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life
is a much-needed reminder of how profoundly books can affect
our lives. They nourish our souls, enable us to see the world
from new perspectives, and remind us of our common humanity.
And, as Steve mentions at the end of his book, they are
important if for no other reason than they offer us pure
enjoyment. Steve's Little Guide is an
impassioned and illuminating tribute to books—and most of
all, simply a joy to read."
—Andrew Carroll, author of the New York Times
bestsellers Letters of a Nation and War
Letters, and executive director
of the American Poetry & Literacy Project
"Steve Leveen’s readable, quotable and
anecdote-spiced book opened my eyes to new pleasures in
reading."
—Irving R. Levine, Commentator, "Nightly
Business
Report" and former
Chief Economics Correspondent, NBC News
"WARNING:
This affectionate little book contains a virus
that disturbed a sleeping giant inside of me—the need to read
again. This is a fabulous start-up guide for (re)discovering
the infinite world of intellectual, aesthetic, and spiritual
adventures! Steve's charming self-disclosing enthusiasm for
the pursuit of reflection and his practical tips about how to
break out of book envy make me believe that I, too, can curl
up with a good one
again."
—David
Allen, author of Getting Things Done: The Art of
Stress-Free Productivity
and Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity
Principles for Work and Life
"Steve Leveen strips the
bark off every excuse we have for not finding the time to
read.This is a great message and superbly practical. Every
executive in America should read this book."
—George D. Ittner, President, The Territory Ahead, Inc.
"Until now, I’ve never read a wise yet
practical love story—but that’s what The Little Guide to
Your Well-Read Life really is."
—Bob Schmuhl, Professor of
American Studies, University of Notre Dame
"It is one of those books
that you can read in a day as well as over the course of a
lifetime."
—David B.L. Gould, Department Chair, Saint Andrew's School
"As I get older, my thirst
to read is becoming more addictive. After experiencing this
book, I now know I am not alone and most definitely have found
a valuable secret for
life."
—Bryan Koop, Senior
Vice-President and Regional Manager, Boston Properties
"Perfect for all of us who
can never get enough time with good books.
It not only urges us to indulge deeply
and often, it shows us
how."
—Myra Hart, Professor,
Harvard Business School
"Readers and want-to-be readers will be
encouraged by the advice to read more, more widely, and more
systematically. And, as those readers gain confidence, they
may read more adventurously. One can only be delighted that
such a book is being published."
—Michael Keller, University Librarian, Stanford
University
"A must-read for people who want to get more
bang out of their reading
bucks."
—Fran Wilson, Colorado State University
Bookstore
"An ideal gift for both sporadic and relentless
readers."
—James Mustich Jr., publisher of A Common Reader
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