{"product_id":"the-future-of-reading-eric-purchase-9781138319493","title":"The Future of Reading","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy do we read? What happens to our imaginations when we read? To our knowledge? What creative forces are unleashed? What are the wider implications of all of this?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a truly engaging and accessible style, \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Reading \u003c\/i\u003elooks at the very \u003ci\u003eexperience\u003c\/i\u003e of reading; not just the consumption and interpretation of texts, but also reading as an artistic process that demands creative freedom and unfolds from deep in the soul. Rather than analysing or critiquing texts, this book examines what happens to us when we read: the complex human experience which frees us from certain boundaries and constraints, and then looks at how we can use this freedom of mind to creatively tackle much larger issues in the world. Eric Purchase argues that creative reading enables us to generate answers for complex, real-world problems that cut across fields of knowledge and, therefore, defy solution by experts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnjoyable, challenging, unique, and astute, this book will open up the reading experience for students and all readers interested in using literature and reading as a positive force in their lives and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Purchase\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 113831949X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138319493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Eric Purchase","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087723770111,"sku":"9781138319493","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_197ef7ec-641e-4d04-a3f1-2a3eb9258466.jpg?v=1769101045","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-future-of-reading-eric-purchase-9781138319493","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}