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010733
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Great Britain, Bounty Books, 2006.
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544pThick Green Spine
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'501 Must-Read Books' is like the wisest, cleverest, best-read and most-trusted friend you have ever had. The recommendations for inclusion in this comprehensive book were made by a bibliophile and writer with a peerless reputation. The reviews themselves were compiled by lecturers, writers and book lovers, sharing their pleasure, surprise or even indignation with the rest of us. Reading is of course subjective, but the reviewers have set aside their thoughts and impressions with book lovers everywhere. This guide will inspire you to read more widely than you could have imagined and to explore previously untrodden aisles in your bookstore or library. In these pages you will find travel rubbing shoulders with memoir, modern and classic fiction nestling together, sci-fi and thrillers, children's books and history all gathered and reviewed in sometimes surprising but always stimulating essays.
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Introduction
Children's fiction
Classic fiction
History
Memoirs
Modern fiction
Science fiction
Thrillers
Travel
Index
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9780753713433 Hb.
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| 011090 | 002/BEA | Main | On Shelf | Reference books | Reference |
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ID:
024932
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Book
/ Brookfield, Karen
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1993
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New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.
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63pWhite Spine
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Eyewitness
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Traces the evolution of the written word, how the alphabet grew out of pictures, the development of papermaking, bookbinding, children's books, and more.
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What is writing?
First signs
Writing with signs
Egyptian writing
ABC...
Before paper
Paper
A medieval Psalter
Manuscript books
Books from Asia
Islamic books
Getting ready to print
Typesetting
On press
Early printed books
Typefaces
Binding
Illustrated books
Learning words
Handwriting
Children's books
Words at work
The typewriter
The book market
Keeping your words
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0679840125 Hb.
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| 022761 | 002/BRO | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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018879
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New York, Franklin Watts, 2015.
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32pOchre Spine
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Excerpts from experts
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Imagine a world without books. You would have no information about the world outside, except what you could learn from travellers. You would know nothing about the past, except what storytellers could remember. The book is a truly amazing data storage device, yet most of us take it for granted. Find out how it has developed over the centuries, and how it is being reinvented for the future.
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9780531213117 Pb.
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| 017976 | 002/WOO | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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