A History of Reading

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A History of Reading

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ISBN: 9780140166545
author: Alberto Manguel
book format: Paperback
other title: A History of Reading
publishing house: Penguin Books
publication date: 1997 -10
language: English
binding: Paperback
price: USD 20.00
number of pages: 372

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From clay tablets to CD-ROM, from book thieves to book burners, bibliophiles, book fools and saints, noted essayist Alberto Manguel follows the quirky and passionate 4,000-year-old history of the written work whose true hero is the reader. Photos & line drawings.

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