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008    170502s2017    nyu    e      000 0deng   
020    9781627796316 
020    1627796312 
040    BKCT|beng|erda|cBKCT|dSKYRV|dUtOrBLW 
092    BIO|bPAUL 
100 1  Paul, Pamela. 
245 10 My life with Bob :|bflawed heroine keeps book of books, 
       plot ensues /|cPamela Paul. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bHenry Holt and Company,|c2017. 
300    x, 242 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    "Imagine keeping a record of every book you ever read. 
       What would those titles say about you? With humor and 
       warmth, the editor of The New York Times Book Review 
       shares the stories that have shaped her life. For twenty-
       eight years, Pamela Paul has been keeping a diary that 
       records the books she reads, rather than the life she 
       leads. Or does it? Over time, it's become clear that this 
       Book of Books, or Bob, as she calls him, tells a much 
       bigger story. For Paul, as for many readers, books reflect
       her inner life-- her fantasies and hopes, her dreams and 
       ideas. And her life, in turn, influences which books she 
       chooses, whether for solace or escape, diversion or self-
       reflection, information or entertainment. My Life with Bob
       isn't about what's in those books; it's about the 
       relationship between books and readers. Bob was with her 
       when she struggled to get through the Norton Anthology of 
       English Literature in college and when she read Anna 
       Karenina while living abroad alone. He was there when she 
       fell in love and much needed when she sought solace in 
       self-help and memoirs like Autobiography of a Face. 
       Through marriage and divorce, remarriage (The Master and 
       Margarita) and parenthood (The Hunger Games), professional
       setbacks and successes, Bob recorded what she read while 
       all that happened. The diary--now coffee-stained and 
       frayed--is the record of a lifelong love affair with books,
       and has come to mean more to her than any other material 
       possession. My Life with Bob is a testament to the power 
       of books to provide the perspective, courage, 
       companionship, and ultimately self-knowledge to forge our 
       own path"--|cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Paul, Pamela|xBooks and reading. 
650  0 Books and reading|xPsychological aspects. 
655  7 Biographies.|2lcgft