| Shelf Life: Writers on Books and Reading Contributor(s): Johnson, Alex (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0712352864 ISBN-13: 9780712352864 Publisher: British Library OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 306.4 |
| LCCN: 2018487335 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.50 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Books: reading, collecting, and the physical housing of them has brought the book-lover joy and stress for centuries. Fascinated writers have tried to capture the particular relationships we form with our library, and the desperate troubles we will undergo to preserve it. With Alex Johnson as your guide, immerse yourself in this eclectic anthology and hear from an iconic Prime Minister musing over the best way to store your books and an illustrious US President explaining the best works to read outdoors. Enjoy serious speculations on the psychological implications of reading from a 19th-century philosopher, and less serious ones concerning the predicament of dispensing with unwanted volumes or the danger of letting children (the enemies of books) near your collection. The many facets of book-mania are pondered and celebrated with both sincerity and irreverence in this lively selection of essays, poems, lectures, and commentaries ranging from the 16th to the 20th century. |