id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-16089 York, Maurice C. Ted Striphas. The Late Age of Print: Everyday Book Culture from Consumerism to Control. New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. 242p. alk. paper, $27.50 (ISBN 9780231148146). LC2008-039391. 2010-05-01 2 .pdf application/pdf 1284 58 53 In his view, Ms. Winfrey and her staff have made a con- certed effort—unlike book publishers—to understand their viewers and to help them enjoy books that fit their tastes and time constraints, while encouraging them to attempt more challenging titles. Employing wide-ranging research, care- ful analysis, an impressive vocabulary, and a good sense of humor, Ted Striphas, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Culture and ad- junct professor of American Studies and Cultural Studies at Indiana University, has crafted a thought-provoking com- mentary on trends in book culture from the early twentieth century to the pres- ent. cache/crl-16089.pdf txt/crl-16089.txt