50 Things to Do with a Book: (Now That Reading Is Dead) [Hardcover]

Bruce McCall (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 27, 2009

Reading may be dead, but books are alive and well

What good are books, you may be wondering, if we're not going to read them? What are we even doing in this bookstore? Not to worry! It turns out that there are literally thousands of things to do with these chunky stacks of bound tree pulp. Fun, exciting, adventurous, creative things. In fact, this familiar rectangular object suddenly offers enough dazzling new interactive possibilities to, yes, fill a book. This book. From re-creating world wonders to settling marital disputes, entertaining dinner guests to channeling your inner secret agent, here are fifty wonderfully zany things to do with all your favorite books.

Editorial Reviews

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“Bruce McCall, whose satire in The New Yorker is always entertaining, has outdone himself.” (Boston Globe )

“...revelatory in its demonstration of just how many purposes a book might have.” (Los Angeles Times, Jacket Copy Blog )

About the Author

Bruce McCall's written and illustrated satire is a familiar part of the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and other major publications, and he has published two books of collected humor, Zany Afternoons and All Meat Looks like South America, as well as a memoir of growing up Canadian, Thin Ice. McCall has also just published his first children's book, Marveltown. He lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: It Books; 1 edition (October 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061703664
• ISBN-13: 978-0061703669
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,568,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit of a strech, December 12, 2009

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This review is from: 50 Things to Do with a Book: (Now That Reading Is Dead) (Hardcover)

I like Bruce McCall. He can be really funny and witty at times.
He should have taken more time with this book. There are some
funny parts but overall the book dosn't rise to the promise of
the premise.