Reading for Survival [Paperback]

John D. MacDonald (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 26 pages
• Publisher: Library of Congress; 1st edition (June 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844405663
• ISBN-13: 978-0844405667
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #382,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sense of Loss, March 25, 2000

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John Bowes (Oxford, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reading for Survival (Paperback)

If you have not read John D., don't start here. Find as many of his books as you can and grow, mature and enjoy the journey. Even before Travis McGee, Mac Donald had been recognized as a master. Stephen King, Carl Hiassen and scores of other writers and millions of fans are thankful for the time we spent under his spell. When your journey in time is done, read this. I did not read this until after his death. This essay made me recall the joy his writing could bring. With an economy of language, we are treated to a proof of the value of the well-read. I do miss him. I miss the anticipation of new work. I await the writer who can match his ability to teach something new while relying on the old values.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars essential reading, August 16, 2005

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Michael A. Lacombe (Augusta, Maine United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reading for Survival (Paperback)

One of my kids showed me this treasure twenty years ago, when he was "made" to read it in high school. He was blown away by it, distracted from soccer, girls, beer. I have since purchased perhaps a hundred copies from the Broward County Library in Fort Lauderdale to give to students.

Guard your own copy jealously, and read it once a year.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Make this book free!, February 27, 2000

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This review is from: Reading for Survival (Paperback)

For some people this could be a critical book on the journey to learning to love reading. It was that for me when I first read it many years ago.