Steve Leveen, The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life Review

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The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life
Steve Leveen
Levenger Press, 2005, $17.50
ISBN: 1929154178

Levenger Press CEO Steve Leveen provides a terrific self help book to assist readers with choosing their material, making the most out of the time they set aside to read, and to not feel guilty when one decides to not finish the book. The keys to this guide are Mr. Leveen's enthusiasm and the practical and easy to follow advice. His suggestions include keeping an updated list of what you want to read and when you can get a copy get it - don't wait until you have time to read that book. He also emphasizes be active which include visiting the prime setting and writing notes inside a book; in honesty his footprint vs. preserving gave this reviewer cardiac arrest; I make notes on stickees (pink for romance; red for mystery, blue for sci fi etc.).

This is a fabulous guidebook aimed more at the wannabe reader to leisurely enjoy oneself by getting inside a book. This is similar to how the Potter crowd reads (my opinion the most influential books outside of the bible in decades as it has brought new blood to literature). Mr. Leveen provides a wonderful guide to fully enjoying books for mostly spectators who want to join the game.

Harriet Klausner