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A History of Reading is a wonderful celebration of the one invention that has done most for the human race. From clay tablets to CD-ROM, from book thieves to book burners, bibliophiles, book fools and saints, noted essayist Alberto Manguel follows the quirky and passionate 4000-year-old history of the written word whose true hero is the reader. For those who love reading, this, at long last, is their story.

     

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      About the Book

      A History of Reading is a wonderful celebration of the one invention that has done most for the human race. From clay tablets to CD-ROM, from book thieves to book burners, bibliophiles, book fools and saints, noted essayist Alberto Manguel follows the quirky and passionate 4000-year-old history of the written word whose true hero is the reader. For those who love reading, this, at long last, is their story.

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      • Media: Paperback Book, 384 pages
      • Language: English
      • Publisher: Penguin Books (Oct. 31st, 1997)
      • ISBN-10: 0140166548
      • ISBN-13: 9780140166545
      • Dimensions: 6.14 x 8.94 x 1.00 inches
      • Shipping Weight: 1.11 lbs
      • Categories: and Reading Literary Criticism General Sociology

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