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1 online resource (1 audio file (3hr., 55 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by James Cameron Stewart. |
| Summary |
In June 2015 Alberto Manguel prepared to leave his centuries-old village home in France's Loire Valley and reestablish himself in a one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Packing up his enormous, 35,000-volume personal library, choosing which books to keep, store, or cast out, Manguel found himself in deep reverie on the nature of relationships between books and readers, books and collectors, order and disorder, memory and reading. In this poignant and personal reevaluation of his life as a reader, the author illuminates the highly personal art of reading and affirms the vital role of public libraries. Manguel's musings range widely, from delightful reflections on the idiosyncrasies of book lovers to deeper analyses of historic and catastrophic book events, including the burning of ancient Alexandria's library and contemporary library lootings at the hands of ISIS. With insight and passion, the author underscores the universal centrality of books and their unique importance to a democratic, civilized, and engaged society. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Manguel, Alberto -- Books and reading.
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Private libraries.
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Libraries.
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Books and reading.
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| Added Author |
Stewart, James Cameron.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781977324580 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1977324584 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12070404 |
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