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PublisherHolt & Company, Henry

ISBN-101627796312

ISBN-139781627796316

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Book TitleMy Life with Bob : Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2017

TopicEditors, Journalists, Publishers, Books & Reading

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorPaul Pamela

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight12.1 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.8 in

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LCCN2016-046990

ReviewsPraise for By the Book :"A very fun read." - Minneapolis Star Tribune (Best Nonfiction Holiday Books) Praise for The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony :"Compellingly articulates the dreams and visions of a generation." - The Washington Post (Best Books of the Year)"[Paul's] observations evoke a winning combination of laugh, wince and nod." - The New York Times Book Review, "[PamelaPaul] is reflective, open and at times achingly funny. My Lifewith Bob is the book that she was put on this Earth to write." -- The Economist "Paul is inspired to question why we read, how we read, what we read, and how reading helps us create our own narratives. Readers will be drawn to this witty and authentic tribute to the extraordinary power of books." -- Publisher's Weekly starred review "Intelligent, unique, and wise, Paul's book not only remembers a life lived among and influenced by books. It also reveals how the most interesting stories exist less as words printed on pages and more as 'stories that lie between book and reader.' A thoughtfully engaging memoir of a life in books." -- Kirkus Reviews " My Life with Bob is a sweet and heady book that casts a serious charm. Our lively and fetching heroine's journey becomes more thrilling by the page as Pamela Paul perfectly captures the joys of a lifetime devoted to books, as well as the attendant pressure, doubt, and insecurity. Reading this memoir is pure pleasure -- funny, brainy, far-reaching -- but more than anything, it feels like a call to arms to recommit to our best self: the book person."-- Maria Semple "In this hilarious, wise, and elegiac account of a life led half in the world and half in books, Pamela Paul writes with courage and exuberance about the bumpy road to maturity. Her voice--tender, moral, madcap, nostalgic, generous--will captivate all but the most stony reader. My Life with Bob is full of hope, full of love, a joyful and poignant reflection on the well-written sentence and the well-lived life."-- Andrew Solomon "Any book that helps me remember reading the Betsy-Tacy-Tib series as well as A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man , is a book I like. Pamela Paul's My Life With Bob is an absorbing, delightful amalgam -- it's a recommended reading list, a personal reflection, and a paean to reading. I'm sorry I never wrote down all the books I read (or even practically any), but I'm so glad Pamela Paul did."-- Meg Wolitzer, "[Pamela Paul] is reflective, open and at times achingly funny. My Life with Bob is the book that she was put on this Earth to write." -- The Economist "Pamela Paul recalls the stories that have given shape to her own narrative in her appealingly roving memoir.... which includes...undersung marvels that boldly take measure of the world--and challenge us to write our own story." -- Vogue "An engaging and...funny memoir.... a delightfully gushing love letter to books -- books as a medium that can connectus, transport us and transform us."-- Washington Post "A rollicking, intimate expedition through a brilliant booklover's heart, mind, and life.... 'My Life With Bob' is a fun, accessible, well-written bookalogue; the kind of memoir Pamela Paul would have raved about in the venerable New York Times Book Review if she hadn't written it."-- The Christian Science Monitor "A heartwarming reminiscence of the books that reflected and shaped her state of mind at everystage of life. By the end, you'll be hard pressed to not start keeping a 'Bob'...of your own."-- Harper's Bazaar "Pamela Paul's My Life with Bob is absolutely essential for those of us to whom books are more or less everything. This is a book I was born to read!" --Robert Gottlieb "My Life with Bob is a sweet and heady book that casts a serious charm. Our lively and fetching heroine's journey becomes more thrilling by the page as Pamela Paul perfectly captures the joys of a lifetime devoted to books, as well as the attendant pressure, doubt, andinsecurity. Reading this memoir is pure pleasure -- funny, brainy, far-reaching-- but more than anything, it feels like a call to arms to recommit to our bestself: the book person."-- Maria Semple "In this hilarious, wise, and elegiac account of a life led half in the world andhalf in books, Pamela Paul writes with courage and exuberance about the bumpy road to maturity. Her voice--tender, moral, madcap, nostalgic, generous--will captivate all but the most stony reader. My Life with Bob is full of hope, full of love, a joyful and poignant reflection on the well-written sentence and thewell-lived life."-- Andrew Solomon "Any book that helps me remember reading the Betsy-Tacy-Tib series as well as A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man , is a book I like. Pamela Paul's My Life With Bob is an absorbing, delightful amalgam -- it's a recommended reading list, a personal reflection, and a paean to reading. I'm sorry I never wrote down all the books I read (or even practically any), but I'm so glad Pamela Paul did."-- Meg Wolitzer "Paul is inspired to question why we read, how we read, what we read, and how reading helps us create our own narratives. Readers will be drawn to this witty and authentic tribute to the extraordinary power of books."-- Publishers Weekly (starredreview) "A witty, heartfelt, deeply optimistic narrative...Titles about reading and books abound,but this memoir stands in a class by itself. Bibliophiles willtreasure, but the addictive storytelling and high-quality writing will vastlyincrease its audience."-- Library Journal (starred review) "Intelligent, unique, and wise, Paul's book not only remembers a life lived among and influenced by books. It also reveals how the most interesting stories existless as words printed on pages and more as 'stories that lie between book and reader.' A thoughtfully engaging memoir of a life in books."-- Kirkus Reviews, "[Pamela Paul] is reflective, open and at times achingly funny. My Life with Bob is the book that she was put on this Earth to write." -- The Economist "Pamela Paul recalls the stories that have given shape to her own narrative in herappealingly roving memoir.... which includes...undersung marvels thatboldly take measure of the world--and challenge us to write our own story." -- Vogue "Pamela Paul's My Life with Bob is absolutely essential for those of us to whom books are more or less everything. This is a book I was born to read!" --Robert Gottlieb "Paul is inspired to question why we read, how we read, what we read, and how reading helps us create our own narratives. Readers will be drawn to this witty and authentic tribute to the extraordinary power of books." -- Publisher's Weekly starred review "Intelligent, unique, and wise, Paul's book not only remembers a life lived among and influenced by books. It also reveals how the most interesting stories exist less as words printed on pages and more as 'stories that lie between book and reader.' A thoughtfully engaging memoir of a life in books." -- Kirkus Reviews " My Life with Bob is a sweet and heady book that casts a serious charm. Our lively and fetching heroine's journey becomes more thrilling by the page as Pamela Paul perfectly captures the joys of a lifetime devoted to books, as well as the attendant pressure, doubt, and insecurity. Reading this memoir is pure pleasure -- funny, brainy, far-reaching -- but more than anything, it feels like a call to arms to recommit to our best self: the book person."-- Maria Semple "In this hilarious, wise, and elegiac account of a life led half in the world and half in books, Pamela Paul writes with courage and exuberance about the bumpy road to maturity. Her voice--tender, moral, madcap, nostalgic, generous--will captivate all but the most stony reader. My Life with Bob is full of hope, full of love, a joyful and poignant reflection on the well-written sentence and the well-lived life."-- Andrew Solomon "Any book that helps me remember reading the Betsy-Tacy-Tib series as well as A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man , is a book I like. Pamela Paul's My Life With Bob is an absorbing, delightful amalgam -- it's a recommended reading list, a personal reflection, and a paean to reading. I'm sorry I never wrote down all the books I read (or even practically any), but I'm so glad Pamela Paul did."-- Meg Wolitzer, " My Life with Bob is a sweet and heady book that casts a serious charm. Our lively and fetching heroine's journey becomes more thrilling by the page as Pamela Paul perfectly captures the joys of a lifetime devoted to books, as well as the attendant pressure, doubt, and insecurity. Reading this memoir is pure pleasure -- funny, brainy, far-reaching -- but more than anything, it feels like a call to arms to recommit to our best self: the book person." -- Maria Semple "In this hilarious, wise, and elegiac account of a life led half in the world and half in books, Pamela Paul writes with courage and exuberance about the bumpy road to maturity. Her voice--tender, moral, madcap, nostalgic, generous--will captivate all but the most stony reader. My Life with Bob is full of hope, full of love, a joyful and poignant reflection on the well-written sentence and the well-lived life." -- Andrew Solomon "Any book that helps me remember reading the Betsy-Tacy-Tib series as well as A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man , is a book I like. Pamela Paul's My Life With Bob is an absorbing, delightful amalgam -- it's a recommended reading list, a personal reflection, and a paean to reading. I'm sorry I never wrote down all the books I read (or even practically any), but I'm so glad Pamela Paul did."-- Meg Wolitzer, "[Pamela Paul] is reflective, open and at times achingly funny. My Life with Bob is the book that she was put on this Earth to write." -- The Economist "Pamela Paul recalls the stories that have given shape to her own narrative in her appealingly roving memoir.... which includes...undersung marvels that boldly take measure of the world--and challenge us to write our own story." -- Vogue "An engaging and...funny memoir.... a delightfully gushing love letter to books -- books as a medium that can connectus, transport us and transform us."-- Washington Post "A rollicking, intimate expedition through a brilliant booklover''s heart, mind, and life.... ''My Life With Bob'' is a fun, accessible, well-written bookalogue; the kind of memoir Pamela Paul would have raved about in the venerable New York Times Book Review if she hadn''t written it."-- The Christian Science Monitor "A heartwarming reminiscence of the books that reflected and shaped her state of mind at everystage of life. By the end, you''ll be hard pressed to not start keeping a ''Bob''...of your own."-- Harper''s Bazaar "A bibliophile''s treasure trove of insights."-- O, The Oprah Magazine "The ultimate book about reading books.... an intimate look into [Paul''s] interior life and the ways in which the stories she has read have changed her own story. Clever and heartfelt, My Life With Bob will appeal to anyone with a deep love for reading."-- Buzzfeed "Pamela Paul''s My Life with Bob is absolutely essential for those of us to whom books are more or less everything. This is a book I was born to read!" --Robert Gottlieb "My Life with Bob is a sweet and heady book that casts a serious charm. Our lively and fetching heroine''s journey becomes more thrilling by the page as Pamela Paul perfectly captures the joys of a lifetime devoted to books, as well as the attendant pressure, doubt, andinsecurity. Reading this memoir is pure pleasure -- funny, brainy, far-reaching-- but more than anything, it feels like a call to arms to recommit to our bestself: the book person."-- Maria Semple "In this hilarious, wise, and elegiac account of a life led half in the world andhalf in books, Pamela Paul writes with courage and exuberance about the bumpy road to maturity. Her voice--tender, moral, madcap, nostalgic, generous--will captivate all but the most stony reader. My Life with Bob is full of hope, full of love, a joyful and poignant reflection on the well-written sentence and thewell-lived life."-- Andrew Solomon "Any book that helps me remember reading the Betsy-Tacy-Tib series as well as A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man , is a book I like. Pamela Paul''s My Life With Bob is an absorbing, delightful amalgam -- it''s a recommended reading list, a personal reflection, and a paean to reading. I''m sorry I never wrote down all the books I read (or even practically any), but I''m so glad Pamela Paul did."-- Meg Wolitzer "Paul is inspired to question why we read, how we read, what we read, and how reading helps us create our own narratives. Readers will be drawn to this witty and authentic tribute to the extraordinary power of books."-- Publishers Weekly (starredreview) "A witty, heartfelt, deeply optimistic narrative...Titles about reading and books abound,but this memoir stands in a class by itself. Bibliophiles willtreasure, but the addictive storytelling and high-quality writing will vastlyincrease its audience."-- Library Journal (starred review) "Intelligent, unique, and wise, Paul''s book not only remembers a life lived among and influenced by books. It also reveals how the most interesting stories existless as words printed on pages and more as ''stories that lie between book and reader.'' A thoughtfully engaging memoir of a life in books."-- Kirkus Reviews, " My Life with Bob is a sweet and heady book that casts a serious charm. Our lively and fetching heroine's journey becomes more thrilling by the page as Pamela Paul perfectly captures the joys of a lifetime devoted to books, as well as the attendant pressure, doubt, and insecurity. Reading this memoir is pure pleasure -- funny, brainy, far-reaching -- but more than anything, it feels like a call to arms to recommit to our best self: the book person."-- Maria Semple "In this hilarious, wise, and elegiac account of a life led half in the world and half in books, Pamela Paul writes with courage and exuberance about the bumpy road to maturity. Her voice--tender, moral, madcap, nostalgic, generous--will captivate all but the most stony reader. My Life with Bob is full of hope, full of love, a joyful and poignant reflection on the well-written sentence and the well-lived life."-- Andrew Solomon "Any book that helps me remember reading the Betsy-Tacy-Tib series as well as A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man , is a book I like. Pamela Paul's My Life With Bob is an absorbing, delightful amalgam -- it's a recommended reading list, a personal reflection, and a paean to reading. I'm sorry I never wrote down all the books I read (or even practically any), but I'm so glad Pamela Paul did."-- Meg Wolitzer "Paul is inspired to question why we read, how we read, what we read, and how reading helps us create our own narratives. Readers will be drawn to this witty and authentic tribute to the extraordinary power of books." -- Publisher's Weekly starred review "Intelligent, unique, and wise, Paul's book not only remembers a life lived among and influenced by books. It also reveals how the most interesting stories exist less as words printed on pages and more as 'stories that lie between book and reader.' A thoughtfully engaging memoir of a life in books." -- Kirkus Reviews, "[Pamela Paul] is reflective, open and at times achingly funny. My Life with Bob is the book that she was put on this Earth to write." -- The Economist "Pamela Paul recalls the stories that have given shape to her own narrative in herappealingly roving memoir.... which includes...undersung marvels thatboldly take measure of the world--and challenge us to write our own story." -- Vogue "A rollicking, intimate expedition through abrilliant booklover's heart, mind, and life.... 'My Life With Bob' is a fun, accessible, well-written bookalogue; the kind of memoir Pamela Paul would have raved about in the venerable New York Times Book Review if she hadn't written it."-- The Christian Science Monitor "Pamela Paul's My Life with Bob is absolutely essential for those of us to whom books are more or less everything. This is a book I was born to read!" --Robert Gottlieb "Paul is inspired to question why we read, how we read, what we read, and how reading helps us create our own narratives. Readers will be drawn to this witty and authentic tribute to the extraordinary power of books." -- Publisher's Weekly starred review "Intelligent, unique, and wise, Paul's book not only remembers a life lived among and influenced by books. It also reveals how the most interesting stories exist less as words printed on pages and more as 'stories that lie between book and reader.' A thoughtfully engaging memoir of a life in books." -- Kirkus Reviews " My Life with Bob is a sweet and heady book that casts a serious charm. Our lively and fetching heroine's journey becomes more thrilling by the page as Pamela Paul perfectly captures the joys of a lifetime devoted to books, as well as the attendant pressure, doubt, and insecurity. Reading this memoir is pure pleasure -- funny, brainy, far-reaching -- but more than anything, it feels like a call to arms to recommit to our best self: the book person."-- Maria Semple "In this hilarious, wise, and elegiac account of a life led half in the world and half in books, Pamela Paul writes with courage and exuberance about the bumpy road to maturity. Her voice--tender, moral, madcap, nostalgic, generous--will captivate all but the most stony reader. My Life with Bob is full of hope, full of love, a joyful and poignant reflection on the well-written sentence and the well-lived life."-- Andrew Solomon "Any book that helps me remember reading the Betsy-Tacy-Tib series as well as A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man , is a book I like. Pamela Paul's My Life With Bob is an absorbing, delightful amalgam -- it's a recommended reading list, a personal reflection, and a paean to reading. I'm sorry I never wrote down all the books I read (or even practically any), but I'm so glad Pamela Paul did."-- Meg Wolitzer "Paulis inspired to question why we read, how we read, what we read, and how reading helps us create our own narratives. Readers will be drawn to this witty and authentic tribute to the extraordinary power of books." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A witty, heartfelt, deeply optimistic narrative...Titles about reading and books abound, but this memoir stands in a class by itself. Bibliophiles will treasure, but the addictive storytelling and high-quality writing will vastly increase its audience."-- Library Journal (starred review) "Intelligent, unique, and wise, Paul's book not only remembers a life lived among and influenced by books. It also reveals how the most interesting stories exist less as words printed on pages and more as 'stories that lie between book and reader.' A thoughtfully engaging memoir of a life in books."-- Kirkus Reviews

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Dewey Decimal818.603

Table Of ContentCONTENTS Introduction: Why Keep Track? 1 1. Brave New World: You Shouldn't Be Reading That 9 2. Slaves of New York: The Literary Life 19 3. The Trial: A Book with No Ending 27 4. Catch-22: Never Enough 38 5. The Norton Anthology of English Literature: Required Reading 54 6. Into That Darkness: Voyeurism 64 7. The Grapes of Wrath: Among Readers 71 8. A Journey of One's Own: Books That Change Your Life 80 9. Anna Karenina: Heroines 91 10. Swimming to Cambodia: The Company of Narrators 104 11. Wild Swans: Inspirational Reading 116 12. The Secret History: Solitary Reading 129 13. The Wisdom of the Body: In Love with a Book 135 14. The Magic Mountain: Different Interpretations 143 15. Autobiography of a Face: On Self-Help 153 16. Flashman: I Do Not Like Your Books 164 17. The Master and Margarita: Recommendations 175 18. The Hunger Games: No Time to Read 184 19. A Wrinkle in Time: Reading with Children 192 20. Bad News: Tearjerkers 205 21. Les Misérables: Why Read? 219 22. A Spy Among Friends: Other Writers 230 Epilogue: The Lives We Read 238 Acknowledgments 241

SynopsisPamela Paul has kept a single book by her side for twenty-eight years - carried throughout high school and college, hauled from Paris to London to Thailand, from job to job, safely packed away and then carefully removed from apartment to house to its current perch on a shelf over her desk - reliable if frayed, anonymous-looking yet deeply personal. This book has a name: Bob. Bob is Paul's Book of Books, a journal that records every book she's ever read, from Sweet Valley High to Anna Karenina, from Catch-22 to Swimming to Cambodia, a journey in reading that reflects her inner life - her fantasies and hopes, her mistakes and missteps, her dreams and her ideas, both half-baked and wholehearted. Her life, in turn, influences the books she chooses, whether for solace or escape, information or sheer entertainment. But My Life with Bob isn't really about those books. It's about the deep and powerful relationship between book and reader. It's about the way books provide each of us the perspective, courage, companionship, and imperfect self-knowledge to forge our own path. It's about why we read what we read and how those choices make us who we are. It's about how we make our own stories., People Pick - O Magazine Title to Pick Up Now - Vanity Fair Hot Type - Glamour New Book You're Guaranteed to Love This Summer - LitHub.com Best Book about Books - Buzzfeed Book You Need to Read This Summer - Seattle Times Book for Summer Reading - Warby Parker Blog Book Pick - Google Talks - Harper's Bazaar - Vogue - The Washington Post - The Economist - The Christian Science Monitor - Salon - The Atlantic Imagine keeping a record of every book you've ever read. What would this reading trajectory say about you? With passion, humor, and insight, the editor of The New York Times Book Review shares the stories that have shaped her life. Pamela Paul has kept a single book by her side for twenty-eight years - carried throughout high school and college, hauled from Paris to London to Thailand, from job to job, safely packed away and then carefully removed from apartment to house to its current perch on a shelf over her desk - reliable if frayed, anonymous-looking yet deeply personal. This book has a name: Bob. Bob is Paul's Book of Books, a journal that records every book she's ever read, from Sweet Valley High to Anna Karenina , from Catch-22 to Swimming to Cambodia , a journey in reading that reflects her inner life - her fantasies and hopes, her mistakes and missteps, her dreams and her ideas, both half-baked and wholehearted. Her life, in turn, influences the books she chooses, whether for solace or escape, information or sheer entertainment. But My Life with Bob isn't really about those books. It's about the deep and powerful relationship between book and reader. It's about the way books provide each of us the perspective, courage, companionship, and imperfect self-knowledge to forge our own path. It's about why we read what we read and how those choices make us who we are. It's about how we make our own stories.

LC Classification NumberPN4874.P363A3 2017

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