This blog post’s real title is “How to Gut a (Scholarly) Book in 5 Almost-easy Steps,” but I kind of can’t bear “gut” as a verb, even though I’ve used the phrase for years to describe efficient reading. The premise…
This blog post’s real title is “How to Gut a (Scholarly) Book in 5 Almost-easy Steps,” but I kind of can’t bear “gut” as a verb, even though I’ve used the phrase for years to describe efficient reading. The premise…
Editor’s Note: Last month I offered a guide to the quick and dirty business of gutting a book. Composed mainly for the benefit of graduate students in history, many of whom I see struggling to take command of a large…