Sit down, relax, and take off your socks-you'd laugh them off anyway as you read The Unwelcome Guest and Nin and Nan. Works: 19 works in 30 publications in 1 language and 196 library holdings Genres: Fiction Experimental fiction Short stories Science. A-Way with It: Contemporary Innovative Fiction. Twice a top-ten finisher in the Preditors and Editors annual readers' poll of the best novels of the year, Gerdes is certain to delight his legion of loyal literati with his legendary legerdemain in this new double offering. Book Cover for: A-Way with It: Contemporary Innovative Fiction, Eckhard. Both novels are richly humorous, but at the core of each is the pressing concern that modern concerns are pressing on us too much. This innovative guidebook will enrich the experience of textuality for young and old readers alike. The Unwelcome Guest is the story of one man's flight from paranoia, and Nin & Nan features a gender-ambiguous couple who take on the entire federal government. In How to Read, veteran novelist, editor and educator Eckhard Gerdes reveals 81 different approaches for reading, opening up new horizons that restrictive educators have been blocking from view for far too long. This innovative guidebook will enrich the experience of textuality for young and old readers alike. How to Read (Paperback) Eckhard Gerdes (author) Sign in to write a review 10.

Mark Axelrod, The Review of Contemporary Fiction Product DescriptionFan-favorite novelist Eckhard Gerdes is back, and this time with both barrels loaded! These two novels tackle modern life's complexities as only the twelve-gauge pen of Eckhard Gerdes can. In How to Read, veteran novelist, editor and educator Eckhard Gerdes reveals 81 different approaches for reading, opening up new horizons that restrictive educators have been blocking from view for far too long. Eckhard Gerdes is a professor in the English department at Elgin Community College - see what their students are saying about them or leave a rating. ReviewGerdes's latest, _The Unwelcome Guest plus Nin and Nan_ is an admirable and charming addition to Gerdes's ongoing experiment. For too long, our educational system has oversimplified the practice of reading while pretending that only one method works: Read as fast as you can.

How to Read by Eckhard Gerdes