Why Reading Books Still Matters : The Power of Literature in Digital Times (Paperback)

Forward by Jack C. Richards Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1. The Value of a Literate Culture Chapter 2. A Sketch of our World, Current and Future Chapter 3. The Digital World Chapter 4. Living Life Onscreen and Online Chapter 5. Reading Onscreen and Online Chapter 6. Education and Literacy in Digital Culture Chapter 7. How Fiction and Poetry Work Their Magic Chapter 8. A Closer Look at Reading Chapter 9. Psychological Effects of Reading Literature Chapter 10. We Point the Way and Take You Halfway There Chapter 11. Mapping an Alternative Future