{"product_id":"a-well-read-woman-kate-stewart-9781503904156","title":"A Well-Read Woman: The Life, Loves, and Legacy of Ruth Rappaport","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiring true story of an indomitable librarian's journey from Nazi Germany to Seattle to Vietnam--all for the love of books.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up under Fascist censorship in Nazi Germany, Ruth Rappaport absorbed a forbidden community of ideas in banned books. After fleeing her home in Leipzig at fifteen and losing both parents to the Holocaust, Ruth drifted between vocations, relationships, and countries, searching for belonging and purpose. When she found her calling in librarianship, Ruth became not only a witness to history but an agent for change as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCulled from decades of diaries, letters, and photographs, this epic true story reveals a driven woman who survived persecution, political unrest, and personal trauma through a love of books. It traces her activism from the Zionist movement to the Red Scare to bibliotherapy in Vietnam and finally to the Library of Congress, where Ruth made an indelible mark and found a home. Connecting it all, one constant thread: Ruth's passion for the printed word, and the haven it provides--a haven that, as this singularly compelling biography proves, Ruth would spend her life making accessible to others. This wasn't just a career for Ruth Rappaport. It was her purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1503904156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781503904156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2019 pg. 62","brand":"Kate Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43985302028543,"sku":"9781503904156","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e8b446e-26b4-4b69-ae12-d9c6346d2f4e.jpg?v=1683276758","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-well-read-woman-kate-stewart-9781503904156","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}