1,000 Books To Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List - James Mustich

Like new large illustrated hardback in unread condition published by Workman Publishing - New York 2018. Would make a great Christmas gift!

James Mustisch's book is aimed at a society engulfed in words but desperately poor in the talents that reading can bring-judgment, taste, empathy, wit. The book is not a list of canonical works, though many classics are listed and lovingly described. No, 1,000 Books to Read is an invocation of the pleasures to be had from many kinds of books-genre fiction, journalism, poetry, history, and memoir, the good and the great, the illustrious and the semi-forgotten, all summoned by Mustich's taste. You open it at any point and jump from author to author; you follow his hints and read related works by other writers, and you find your own taste emerging, proud and strong, from Mustich's provocations. 1,000 Books is surpassingly useful as well as good. --David Denby, staff writer at The New Yorker

The book to raise all books-a celebration of the reading life through an unexpected and compelling compendium of a thousand great books to get lost in. The ultimate book for book lovers: the 1,000 must-read books across genres and eras, each accompanied by a thought-provoking short essay on why the book is so essential.

About the Author
James Mustich began his career in bookselling at an independent book store in Briarcliff Manor, New York, in the early 1980s. In 1986 he co-founded, and was for two decades the guiding force behind, the acclaimed book catalogue A Common Reader. He subsequently worked as an editorial and product development consultant for publishers and booksellers, and is currently Vice President for Digital Product at Barnes & Noble. He lives with his wife in Connecticut.