Reading Oprah : how Oprah's book club changed the way America reads / Cecilia Konchar Farr.
Reading Oprah : how Oprah's book club changed the way America reads / Cecilia Konchar Farr.
Reading Oprah : how Oprah's book club changed the way America reads / Cecilia Konchar Farr.
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Albany : State University of New York Press, c2005.
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N813.5409/29
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English
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164 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Elizabeth Long -- Introduction : Oprah's reading revolution -- Ch. 1. Reading Oprah -- Ch. 2. Oprah reading -- Ch. 3. Readers talking -- Ch. 4. Talking readers -- Conclusion : the triumph of cultural democracy.
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Albany : State University of New York Press, c2005.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c2005.
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"Oprah's Book Club sparked a revolution among readers by bringing serious contemporary novels to the attention of a wider audience. The Oprah's Book Club seal on a book led to instant fame and bestseller status for authors - but, how did Oprah change the way America reads and values books? Reading Oprah suggests that Oprah initiated an all-importan...
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Reading Oprah : how Oprah's book club changed the way America reads / Cecilia Konchar Farr.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-156) and index.
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c2005.
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N813.5409/29
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74VKpXQZAz4b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKpXQZAz4b
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0791462587 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780791462577 (alk. paper)
0791462579 (alk. paper)
9780791462584 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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813.5409
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991019329619702626
