Reading with the stars : a celebration of books and libraries / by Leonard Kniffel with Barack Obama, Julie Andrews, Bill Gates, David Mamet, Laura Bush, Ken Burns, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Cokie Roberts, Ron Reagan, Garrison Keillor, Ralph Nader, Jamie Lee Curtis, Al Gore, Oprah Winfrey.

Author/creator Kniffel, Leonard
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Skyhorse ; Chicago : American Library Association, 2011, ©2011.
Descriptionviii, 158 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects
Celebrities--Books and reading. --United States.
Celebrities--United States. --Attitudes.
Libraries--United States. --Public opinion.
Public opinion--United States.
Celebrities--United States. --Interviews.
Library users--United States. --Interviews.

Contents Barack Obama, bound to the world -- Julie Andrews, music to her ears -- Bill Gates, take me to your reader -- David Mamet, getting an education -- Laura Bush, first librarian -- Ken Burns, archiving America -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, from hoops to ink -- Cokie Roberts, a sense of our future -- Ron Reagan, along party lines -- Garrison Keillor, the Internet is a swamp -- Ralph Nader, rallying readers -- Jamie Lee Curtis, a connection to learning -- Al Gore, the planet in the balance -- Oprah Winfrey, reading for life.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2010051954
ISBN9780838935989 (alk. paper)
ISBN0838935982 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks Z1039.C45 K58 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold