A passion for books / edited by Dale Salwak.
A passion for books / edited by Dale Salwak.
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Full title
Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
Call Numbers
T0400675
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xviii, 208 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Contemporary Trends. 1. The Pleasures of Reading / Joseph Epstein. 2. Other Worlds to Inhabit / John Bayley. 3. Casaubon's Syndrome, or Reader Rampant / Ferdinand Mount. 4. Books in My Life / G. Thomas Tanselle -- Pt. 2. Books of Our Own. 5. Hooked ... / Nina King. 6. Mountains and Caverns /...
19. The End of the Book? Some Perspectives on Media Change / Elizabeth L. Eisenstein.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
A Passion for Books is intended as both a celebration of the value and importance of reading and a spirited defence against the many gloomy voices in our so-called electronic age who say the book will soon be obsolete.
Alternative Titles
Full title
A passion for books / edited by Dale Salwak.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-200) and index.
Transferred from N028/54.
Contextual Information
Other version (online)
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Call Numbers
T0400675
Record Identifier
74VvEDD423lM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvEDD423lM
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ISBN
0312218842 (alk. paper)
9780312218843 (alk. paper)
DDC
028
MMS ID
991011524259702626
