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Naomi BenaronRunning the Rift is the most recent winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, as awarded by Barbara Kingsolver. It's also an... Continue »
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The Whole Five Feet: What the Great Books Taught Me about Life, Death, and Pretty Much Everthing Else

by Christopher R. Beha

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In The Whole Five Feet, Christopher Beha turns to the great books for answers after undergoing a series of personal and family crises and learning that his grandmother had used the Harvard Classics to educate herself during the Great Depression. The result is a smart, big-hearted, and inspirational mix of memoir and intellectual excursion that “deftly illustrates how books can save ones life” (Helen Schulman).
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ISBN:
9780802144850
Subtitle:
What the Great Books Taught Me About Life, Death, and Pretty Much Everthing Else
Author:
Beha, Christopher R.
Author:
Beha, Christopher
Publisher:
Grove Press
Subject:
American - General
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Literary Criticism : General
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Trade Paper
Publication Date:
20100511
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.5 in 9 oz
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In The Whole Five Feet, Christopher Beha turns to the great books for answers after undergoing a series of personal and family crises and learning that his grandmother had used the Harvard Classics to educate herself during the Great Depression. The result is a smart, big-hearted, and inspirational mix of memoir and intellectual excursion that “deftly illustrates how books can save ones life” (Helen Schulman).
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