The library at night /

Inspired by the process of creating a library for his home near the Loire, in France, Alberto Manguel, writer on books and reading, has taken up the subject of libraries. "Libraries have always seemed to me pleasantly mad places, and for as long as I can remember I've been seduced by their...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Manguel, Alberto (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2008, ©2006.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=278651
Table of Contents:
  • The library as myth
  • The library as order
  • The library as space
  • The library as power
  • The library as shadow
  • The library as shape
  • The library as chance
  • The library as workshop
  • The library as mind
  • The library as island
  • The library as survival
  • The library as oblivion
  • The library as imagination
  • The library as identity
  • The library as home.