Read On...Biography: Reading Lists for Every Taste

by Rick Roche

Overview

Categorizing hundreds of popular biographies according to their primary appeal—character, story, setting, language, and mood—and organizing them into thematic lists, this guide will help readers' advisors more effectively recommend titles.

• A chronology of the history of the biography genre

• Brief reviews of over 450 high interest biographies

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781598847017
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/30/2012
Series:	Read On Series
Pages:	163
Product dimensions:	6.06(w) x 9.22(h) x 0.42(d)

About the Author

Rick Roche is head of the Adult Services Department at the Thomas Ford Memorial Library, Western Springs, IL.

Editorial Reviews

"This attractively bound bibliography has an annotated listing of about 450 biographies published within the last decade as part of the Read On Series published by Libraries Unlimited. . . . Although this easy- and pleasant-to-use bibliography is meant primarily for public or school libraries, anyone interested in the field of current biography will enjoy perusing this book to discover new books for his personal reading pleasure." - ARBA


"Bottom line: Recommended if you need to update your collection, as these are quite readable, available, attractive, and relatively recent publications." - Teacher Librarian


"Another winner in the excellent Read On Series, this volume is the perfect complement to Rosalind Reisner's Read On . . . Life Stories (2011) and is an essential purchase for public libraries." - Booklist, Starred Review

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