The Library Book
Title | The Library Book PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Orlean |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Total Pages | 336 |
Release | 2019-10-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1476740194 |
Susan Orlean’s bestseller and New York Times Notable Book is “a sheer delight…as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library” (USA TODAY)—a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. “Everybody who loves books should check out The Library Book” (The Washington Post). On the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. The fire was disastrous: it reached two thousand degrees and burned for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more. Investigators descended on the scene, but more than thirty years later, the mystery remains: Did someone purposefully set fire to the library—and if so, who? Weaving her lifelong love of books and reading into an investigation of the fire, award-winning New Yorker reporter and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean delivers a “delightful…reflection on the past, present, and future of libraries in America” (New York magazine) that manages to tell the broader story of libraries and librarians in a way that has never been done before. In the “exquisitely written, consistently entertaining” (The New York Times) The Library Book, Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries; brings each department of the library to vivid life; studies arson and attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL more than thirty years ago. “A book lover’s dream…an ambitiously researched, elegantly written book that serves as a portal into a place of history, drama, culture, and stories” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), Susan Orlean’s thrilling journey through the stacks reveals how these beloved institutions provide much more than just books—and why they remain an essential part of the heart, mind, and soul of our country.
The Library Book
Title | The Library Book PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Profile Books |
Total Pages | 192 |
Release | 2012-02-02 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 1847658407 |
From Alan Bennett's Baffled at a Bookcase, to Lucy Mangan's Library Rules, famous writers tell us all about how libraries are used and why they're important. Tom Holland writes about libraries in the ancient world, while Seth Godin describes what a library will look like in the future. Lionel Shriver thinks books are the best investment, Hardeep Singh Kohli makes a confession and Julie Myerson remembers how her career began beside the shelves. Using memoir, history, polemic and some short stories too, The Library Book celebrates 'that place where they lend you books for free' and the people who work there. All royalties go to The Reading Agency, to help their work supporting libraries.
Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office, United States Army
Title | Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office, United States Army PDF eBook |
Author | National Library of Medicine (U.S.) |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1504 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Incunabula |
ISBN |
Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, United States Army (Armed Forces Medical Library).
Title | Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, United States Army (Armed Forces Medical Library). PDF eBook |
Author | National Library of Medicine (U.S.) |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1602 |
Release | 1955 |
Genre | Incunabula |
ISBN |
"Collection of incunabula and early medical prints in the library of the Surgeon-general's office, U.S. Army": Ser. 3, v. 10, p. 1415-1436.
Alphabetical Catalogue of the Library of Parliament
Title | Alphabetical Catalogue of the Library of Parliament PDF eBook |
Author | Canada. Library of Parliament |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | 502 |
Release | 2021-10-28 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 3752520582 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.
Pirates in the Library
Title | Pirates in the Library PDF eBook |
Author | Nadia Ali |
Publisher | Star Bright Books |
Total Pages | 37 |
Release | 2023-11-10 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1595725482 |
Prepare to set sail for the adventure of a lifetime with fierce Captain Jake when he discovers a treasure map that leads him, his crew (and a parrot, too), right to the library. Ms. Benitez, the librarian, welcomes them—as long as they behave! The pirates’ search is on! Soon they discover—with the aid of Dread Pirate Dewey’s map—treasures galore on the shelves.
Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, United States Army
Title | Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, United States Army PDF eBook |
Author | Library of the Surgeon-General's Office (U.S.) |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 474 |
Release | 1872 |
Genre | Medical libraries |
ISBN |