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Books on Fire: The Tumultuous Story of the World's Great Libraries
By
Lucien X. Polastron and
Jon E. Graham
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Gardners Books
Publication date
September 24, 2007
Pages
384
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780500513842
ISBN-10
0500513848
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.45 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$31.60
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Takes you on a journey from ancient Mesopotamia to modern times, showing how the urge to write, read and collect books has always gone hand in hand with the impulse to destroy them. This work also reveals a danger facing libraries with the digitalization of books threatening both the existence of the physical book and the idea of reading for free.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Here is a magisterial history of the destruction of knowledge over the millennia. Hugely impressive in scope, Polastrons book takes the reader on a journey from ancient Mesopotamia to modern times, showing how the urge to write, read and collect books has always gone hand in hand with the impulse to destroy them.
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Hardcover
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With Jon E. Graham |
from Gardners Books (September 24, 2007)
9780500513842 | details & prices | 384 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $31.60
About: Takes you on a journey from ancient Mesopotamia to modern times, showing how the urge to write, read and collect books has always gone hand in hand with the impulse to destroy them.
About: Takes you on a journey from ancient Mesopotamia to modern times, showing how the urge to write, read and collect books has always gone hand in hand with the impulse to destroy them.
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