{"product_id":"on-reading-well-karen-swallow-prior-9781587435836","title":"On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books","description":"\u003cb\u003e★ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003eA Best Book of 2018 in Religion, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading great literature well has the power to cultivate virtue, says acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior. In this book, she takes readers on a guided tour through works of great literature both ancient and modern, exploring twelve virtues that philosophers and theologians throughout history have identified as most essential for good character and the good life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCovering authors from Henry Fielding to Cormac McCarthy, Jane Austen to George Saunders, and Flannery O'Connor to F. Scott Fitzgerald, Prior explores some of the most compelling universal themes found in the pages of classic books, helping readers learn to love life, literature, and God through their encounters with great writing. The book includes end-of-chapter reflection questions geared toward book club discussions, original artwork throughout, and a foreword by Leland Ryken. The hardcover edition was named a Best Book of 2018 in Religion by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] lively treatise on building character through books.'\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Swallow Prior\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1587435837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781587435836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brazos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.43w x 0.79d","brand":"Karen Swallow Prior","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044748292351,"sku":"9781587435836","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_28be85af-e23a-43d0-a7cf-5806494c9581.jpg?v=1684974658","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-reading-well-karen-swallow-prior-9781587435836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}