# The Gifts of Reading

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- Book: [The Gifts of Reading](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-macfarlane/the-gifts-of-reading) ([The Gifts of Reading.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-macfarlane/the-gifts-of-reading.md))
- Authors: [Robert Macfarlane](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-macfarlane)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-02-4198-270-9
- Published: 2017-06-01
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

From the bestselling author of UNDERLAND, THE OLD WAYS and THE LOST WORDS - an essay on the joy of reading, for anyone who has ever loved a book Every book is a kind of gift to its reader, and the act of giving books is charged with a special emotional resonance. It is a meeting of three minds (the giver, the author, the recipient), an exchange of intellectual and psychological currency, that leaves each participant enriched. Here Robert Macfarlane recounts the story of a book he was given as a young man, and how he managed eventually to return the favour, though never repay the debt. From one of the most lyrical writers of our time comes a perfectly formed gem, a lyrical celebration of the transcendent power and humanity of the given book.