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The Library
- Author
- Stuart Kells
- Narrator
- Julian Elfer
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 5 January 2021
- Run Time
- 7 hours 57 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
To research this book, Stuart Kells traveled around the world with his young family like modern-day "library tourists." Kells discovered that stories about libraries are stories about people, containing every possible human drama.
The Library is a celebration of books as objects, a celebration of the anthropology and physicality of books and bookish space, and an account of the human side of these hallowed spaces by a leading and passionate bibliophile.
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Details
- Author
- Stuart Kells
- Narrator
- Julian Elfer
- Duration
- 7 hours 57 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 January 2021
- ISBN
- 9781705222928
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Biography: general, Social and cultural history, Language: reference and general, Memoirs, Society and culture: general, Anthropology, Social and cultural anthropology, History, Library and information services
Synopsis
Libraries are much more than mere collections of volumes. The best are magical, fabled places whose fame has become part of the cultural wealth they are designed to preserve.To research this book, Stuart Kells traveled around the world with his young family like modern-day "library tourists." Kells discovered that stories about libraries are stories about people, containing every possible human drama.The Library is a celebration of books as objects, a celebration of the anthropology and physicality of books and bookish space, and an account of the human side of these hallowed spaces by a leading and passionate bibliophile.
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