A history of reading / by Alberto Manguel.
A history of reading / by Alberto Manguel.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Viking, 1996.
Date
1996.
Call Numbers
T0382580
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Language
English
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Physical content
372 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
The Last Page -- Reading Shadows -- The Silent Readers -- The Book of Memory -- Learning to Read -- The Missing First Page -- Picture Reading -- Being Read To -- The Shape of the Book -- Private Reading -- Metaphors of Reading -- Beginnings -- Ordainers of the Universe -- Reading the Future -- The S...
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Publisher
New York : Viking, 1996.
Edition
1st American ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1996.
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Summary
At one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a book - that string of confused, alien ciphers - shivered into meaning. Words spoke to you, gave up their secrets; at that moment, whole universes opened. You became, irrevocably, a reader. Noted essayist Alberto Manguel moves from this essential moment to explore the 6000-year-old conver...
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A history of reading / by Alberto Manguel.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-353) and index.
General Reference Library : Given in memory of Alec Bolton (1926-1996) Lover and maker of books by James & Muriel Walker.
Transferred from N028.9/ 22.
Language note
Text in Turkish.
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Call Numbers
T0382580
Record Identifier
74Vv2GdA5dQX
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ISBN
9758498959
9780670843022 (acid-free paper)
0670843024 (acid-free paper)
9780670843022 (alk. paper)
0670843024 (alk. paper)
9789758498956
DDC
028.9
MMS ID
991004036219702626
