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464 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781788163422
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Profile Books
Publication date: 21 October 2021
Description
"A sweeping, absorbing history, deeply researched, of that extraordinary and enduring phenomenon: the library." Richard Ovenden, author of Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge under AttackFamed across the known world, jealously guarded by pri...
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reflective 35%
inspiring 17%
challenging 13%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
adventurous 1%
sad 1%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 1%
Average rating
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Moderate
Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotryMinor
Classism, Colonisation, Genocide
464 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781788163422
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Profile Books
Publication date: 21 October 2021
Description
"A sweeping, absorbing history, deeply researched, of that extraordinary and enduring phenomenon: the library." Richard Ovenden, author of Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge under AttackFamed across the known world, jealously guarded by pri...
Community Reviews Summary of 260 reviews
Moods
reflective 35%
inspiring 17%
challenging 13%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
adventurous 1%
sad 1%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 1%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotryMinor
Classism, Colonisation, Genocide