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A Gentle Madness

2012 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2012
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 159/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis A Gentle Madness by : Nicholas A. Basbanes

Download or read book A Gentle Madness written by Nicholas A. Basbanes. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Gentle Madness continues to astound and delight readers about the passion and expense a collector is willing to make in pursuit of the book. The book captures that last moment in time when collectors pursued their passions in dusty bookshops and street stalls, high stakes auctions, and the subterfuge worthy of a true bibliomaniac. An adventure among the afflicted, A Gentle Madness is vividly anecdotal and thoroughly researched. Nicholas Basbanes brings an investigative reporter's heart to illuminate collectors past and present in their pursuit of bibliomania. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

A Gentle Madness

1995-08-15 Antiques & Collectibles
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Release : 1995-08-15
Genre : Antiques & Collectibles
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Book Synopsis A Gentle Madness by : Nicholas A. Basbanes

Download or read book A Gentle Madness written by Nicholas A. Basbanes. This book was released on 1995-08-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist

A Gentle Madness

1999-12-01
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Release : 1999-12-01
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Book Rating : 764/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis A Gentle Madness by : Nicholas Basbanes

Download or read book A Gentle Madness written by Nicholas Basbanes. This book was released on 1999-12-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

On Paper

2014-07-01 History
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Release : 2014-07-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 642/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis On Paper by : Nicholas A. Basbanes

Download or read book On Paper written by Nicholas A. Basbanes. This book was released on 2014-07-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Best Book of the Year: Mother Jones • Bloomberg News • National Post • Kirkus In these pages, Nicholas Basbanes—the consummate bibliophile’s bibliophile—shows how paper has been civilization’s constant companion. It preserves our history and gives record to our very finest literary, cultural, and scientific accomplishments. Since its invention in China nearly two millennia ago, the technology of paper has spread throughout the inhabited world. With deep knowledge and care, Basbanes traces paper’s trail from the earliest handmade sheets to the modern-day mills. Paper, yoked to politics, has played a crucial role in the unfolding of landmark events, from the American Revolution to Daniel Ellsberg’s Pentagon Papers to the aftermath of 9/11. Without paper, modern hygienic practice would be unimaginable; as currency, people will do almost anything to possess it; and, as a tool of expression, it is inextricable from human culture. Lavishly researched, compellingly written, this masterful guide illuminates paper’s endless possibilities.

A World of Letters

2008-01-01 Education
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Release : 2008-01-01
Genre : Education
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Book Rating : 722/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis A World of Letters by : Nicholas A. Basbanes

Download or read book A World of Letters written by Nicholas A. Basbanes. This book was released on 2008-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Yale University Press, which celebrates its hundredth birthday in 2008, the century has been an eventful one, punctuated with no few surprises. The Press has published more than 8,000 volumes through the years, scores of bestsellers and award-winners among them, and these books have come to fruition through the efforts of a host of colorful authors, editors, directors, board members, and others of intellectual and literary renown. With an ear always cocked for an interesting tale, one of today's best storytellers presents an anecdote-rich chronicle of the Press's first 100 years. Nicholas Basbanes, whom David McCullough has called the leading authority of books about books, quickly convinces us that the Press's history, while bookish, is also lively and fascinating. Basbanes explores the saga behind the acquisition of Eugene O'Neill's blockbuster play, the all-time Yale bestseller Long Day's Journey into Night; the controversy sparked in 1965 by publication of The Vinland Map; the origins of the groundbreaking Annals of Communism series, initiated in the wake of the Soviet Union's demise; and many more highlights from Press annals. Basbanes looks at the reasons behind the publisher's remarkable financial success, and he completes A World of Letters with a glimpse at the new initiatives that will propel the Press into a second exciting century.

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