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Author | : Susan Orlean |
Publisher | : Simon & Schuster |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2019-10-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1476740194 |
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Susan Orlean’s bestseller and New York Times Notable Book is “a sheer delight…as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library” (USA TODAY)—a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. “Everybody who loves books should check out The Library Book” (The Washington Post). On the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. The fire was disastrous: it reached two thousand degrees and burned for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more. Investigators descended on the scene, but more than thirty years later, the mystery remains: Did someone purposefully set fire to the library—and if so, who? Weaving her lifelong love of books and reading into an investigation of the fire, award-winning New Yorker reporter and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean delivers a “delightful…reflection on the past, present, and future of libraries in America” (New York magazine) that manages to tell the broader story of libraries and librarians in a way that has never been done before. In the “exquisitely written, consistently entertaining” (The New York Times) The Library Book, Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries; brings each department of the library to vivid life; studies arson and attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL more than thirty years ago. “A book lover’s dream…an ambitiously researched, elegantly written book that serves as a portal into a place of history, drama, culture, and stories” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), Susan Orlean’s thrilling journey through the stacks reveals how these beloved institutions provide much more than just books—and why they remain an essential part of the heart, mind, and soul of our country.
Author | : Lucien X. Polastron |
Publisher | : Lucien X. POLASTRON |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2007-08-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781594771675 |
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Almost as old as the idea of the library is the urge to destroy it. Author Lucien X. Polastron traces the history of this destruction, examining the causes for these disasters, the treasures that have been lost, and where the surviving books, if any, have ended up. Books on Fire received the 2004 Societe des Gens de Lettres Prize for Nonfiction/History in Paris.
Author | : Estelle Ellis |
Publisher | : Clarkson Potter |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Books in interior decoration |
ISBN | : 9780517595008 |
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At Home with Books is a visual delight, a helpful resource, and an inspiration for every bibliophile with a growing home library. Includes professional advice on editing and categorizing your library; caring for your books; preserving, restoring, and storing rare books; finding out-of-print books; and choosing furniture, lighting, and shelving. Full-color photographs.
Author | : Samuel Swett Green |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 133 |
Release | : 2024-02-09 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 3385334683 |
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Author | : Patrick M. Valentine |
Publisher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2012-09-27 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0810885719 |
Download A Social History of Books and Libraries from Cuneiform to Bytes Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
While the importance of writing has often been recognized, the role of books and especially that of libraries has just as often been slighted. Knowledge, once generated, has to be communicated, preserved, and accessible. Books in their varying formats—from clay tablets to scrolls and manuscripts to pixels—have been instrumental in spreading knowledge, although relatively little attention has been given to the story of books themselves. A Social History of Books and Libraries from Cuneiform to Bytes traces the roles of books and libraries throughout recorded history and explores their social and cultural importance within differing societies and changing times. It presents the history of books from clay tablets to e-books and the history of libraries, whether built of bricks or bytes. Following an introduction that sets the theoretical basis for the historical importance of books and libraries, chapters alternate between the history of the book and the history of libraries. Included within the chapters are short excursions on some particular development, such as book emblems or cataloging. Case studies are given as thematic illustrations of libraries everywhere. Patrick M. Valentine argues that social and cultural forces have been more influential in determining the nature and status of information, books, and libraries than has technology. But A Social History of Books and Libraries is far from a jeremiad against technology; rather it presents history within the subtle yet shifting context of time and place. Although written primarily for librarians and library students, it will also be of interest to a wider audience of scholars and those interested in books, libraries, and cultural history.
Author | : Josiah Henry Benton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 1914 |
Genre | : Libraries |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 778 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Special libraries |
ISBN | : |
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Most vols. include Proceedings of the Special Libraries Association.
Author | : Special Libraries Association |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1921 |
Genre | : Special libraries |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Association of College and Reference Libraries (U.S.). University Libraries Section |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 1949 |
Genre | : Academic libraries |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Melvil Dewey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 640 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Libraries |
ISBN | : |
Download Library Journal Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.