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Author Bollmann, Stefan, 1958- author.

Title Women who read are dangerous / Stefan Bollmann ; foreword by Karen Joy Fowler.

Publication Info. New York : Abbeville Press Publishers, 2016.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - New Materials  704.042 BOLLMANN    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Whiton Branch - Non Fiction  704.042 BOLLMAN    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  704.042 BOL    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 149 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
Contents Where the word lives : blessed readers -- Intimate moments : enchanted readers -- Abodes of pleasure : self-confident readers -- Hours of delight : sentimental readers -- The search for oneself : passionate readers -- Little escapes : solitary readers.
Summary "A compendium of more than 70 iconic works of art featuring women who read, from the Virgin Mary to Marilyn Monroe"-- Provided by publisher.
Note Translated from the German.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Women in art.
Reading in art.
Women -- Books and reading -- History.
ART -- Subjects & Themes -- Human Figure.
Reading in art. (OCoLC)fst01904436
Women -- Books and reading. (OCoLC)fst01176596
Women in art. (OCoLC)fst01177826
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Title Frauen, die lesen, sind gefhährlich. English
ISBN 9780789212566 (hardcover)
0789212560 (hardcover)
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