Library by Matthew Battles
The library has been a battleground of competing notions of what books mean to us, from the clay-tablet collections of ancient Mesopotamia to the legendary libraries of Alexandria, from the burned scrolls of the Qing Dynasty to the book-pyres of the Hitler Youth, from the Dewey Decimal System to the Internet.
Fascinating.. Eloquently written and genuinely enlightening, Battles's book is a telling testimony to the way libraries can transform lives * Sunday Herald *
Performs a valuable service by blowing the dust off our stodgy, conventional conception of the library to reveal the living heart of cultures that beats beneath its stone facade * Los Angeles Times *
An erudite, companionable, joyful book... Thrilling * Spectator *
Matthew Battles touches on almost all the important subjects, through fascinating stories... The book is full of all sorts of treasures * Times Literary Supplement *
Performs a valuable service by blowing the dust off our stodgy, conventional conception of the library to reveal the living heart of cultures that beats beneath its stone facade * Los Angeles Times *
An erudite, companionable, joyful book... Thrilling * Spectator *
Matthew Battles touches on almost all the important subjects, through fascinating stories... The book is full of all sorts of treasures * Times Literary Supplement *
Matthew Battles works at the Houghton Library, the rare books library at Harvard University, and is a contributor to Harper's. He lives in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780099437079 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099437074 |
| Title | Library |
| Author | Matthew Battles |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2004-10-07 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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