Leave me alone, I'm reading : finding and losing myself in books / Maureen Corrigan.
Record details
- ISBN: 0375504257
- ISBN: 9780375504259
- Physical Description: xxxii, 201 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2005]
- Copyright: ©2005
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-201).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Chapter 1 Ain't No Mountain High Enough: Women's Extreme-Adventure Stories (and One of My Own) 3 -- "Books, what a jolly company they are" 55 -- Chapter 2 Tales of Toil: What John Ruskin and Sam Spade Taught Me About Working for a Living 61 -- Chapter 3 "They're Writing Songs of Love, but Not for Me": Gaudy Night and Other Alternatives to the Traditional "Mating, Dating, and Procreating" Plot 93 -- Looking for a Ship/Looking for My Dad 121 -- Chapter 4 Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition: What Catholic Martyr Stories Taught Me About Getting to Heaven-and Getting Even 129 -- Epilogue: My New York: September 8, 2001 173.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 028.9 COR (Text) | 37810434427059 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/26/2026 |
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