Reading Groups

by Jenny Hartley

Reading groups are one of the success stories of the age. But is the Reading Group really such a new phenomenon? How do they choose and use books? What kinds of social protocols and rituals do they observe and what do they mean? Why are men less likely to be members? Why do some groups work while others fail? Jenny Hartley surveyed over 330 Reading Groups to find the truth behind this modern phenomenon. Answers are provided in this lively book, full...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198187785
• ISBN13: 9780198187783
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.6" x 7.0"