Library: An Unquiet History

Library: An Unquiet History

By
Matthew Battles
Matthew Battles
2003 • 245 pages

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771 books

Uncat

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Sarah
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
Atlas Shrugged
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass: Lavishly Illustrated with Interactive Elements
Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 1
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
Stone of Farewell
BattleTech Legends: Wolf Pack

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32 books

Nonfiction

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Karen
Into the Wild
Lucky Man
Spoken Here
Born free, a lioness of two worlds
Ambassador to the Penguins: A Naturalist's Year Aboard a Yankee Whaleship
Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life
A Natural History of the Senses

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104 books

WTR | English

Lystopia
Anne-SophieSupporter
Being Miss Nobody
Ask Baba Yaga: Otherworldly Advice for Everyday Troubles
Funny Story
Upload
Suicide Notes
Guy in Real Life
How to Save a Life

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7 books

WTR | Inter-library Loan

Lystopia
Anne-SophieSupporter
Le mal de mère
The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist
Les sorcières de la littérature
Blood Over Bright Haven
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to The Wastelands
Library: An Unquiet History
Nouveau monde

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15 books

Non-Fiction

Lystopia
Anne-SophieSupporter
Femme caméléon
Camouflage
Le petit guide illustré du TDAH
Les sorcières de la littérature
The Comfort Book
Library: An Unquiet History
The Element Encyclopedia Of Birthdays

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490 books

Social History

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Spiritomb
Paradox of Plenty
The Age of Edison
Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures
Voices from Chernobyl
A History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium

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26 books

Libraries And Librarians

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Spiritomb
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia
Read Dangerously
Cruising the library
Purity in Print
Imperiled Innocents
Overdue: Reckoning with the Public Library

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20 books

Information Science

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Spiritomb
Sorting Things Out
BiblioTech
Library: An Unquiet History
The Book on the Bookshelf
All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia
A Brief History of the Book: From Tablet to Tablet