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Author:

Kniffel, Leonard, 1947-

Title:

Reading with the stars : a celebration of books and libraries / 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.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Skyhorse Pub. ;

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

viii, 158 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

ISBN:

1616082771
9781616082772

LCCN:

2010051954

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

EJPD605 -- Rock Rapids Public Library (Rock Rapids)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)