Every Book Its Reader: The Power of the Printed Word to Stir the World Tapa blanda - 2006

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New York: Harper Perennial, 2005. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 1x6x9. First printing. ages lightly toned, pages wrinkled. 2005 Trade Paperback. xviii, 360 pp. Inspired by a landmark exhibition mounted by the British Museum in 1963 to celebrate five eventful centuries of the printed word, Nicholas A. Basbanes offers a lively consideration of writings that have "made things happen" in the world, works that have both nudged the course of history and fired the imagination of countless influential people. In his fifth work to examine a specific aspect of book culture, Basbanes also asks what we can know about such figures as John Milton, Edward Gibbon, John Locke, Isaac Newton, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Adams, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Henry James, Thomas Edison, Helen Keller -- even the notorious Marquis de Sade and Adolf Hitler -- by knowing what they have read. He shows how books that many of these people have consulted, in some cases annotated with their marginal… Leer más

Harper Perennial, 2006. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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New York: Harper Perennial, 2006. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 1x6x9. First printing. Remainder mark. 2006 Trade Paperback. xviii, 360 pp. Inspired by a landmark exhibition mounted by the British Museum in 1963 to celebrate five eventful centuries of the printed word, Nicholas A. Basbanes offers a lively consideration of writings that have "made things happen" in the world, works that have both nudged the course of history and fired the imagination of countless influential people. In his fifth work to examine a specific aspect of book culture, Basbanes also asks what we can know about such figures as John Milton, Edward Gibbon, John Locke, Isaac Newton, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Adams, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Henry James, Thomas Edison, Helen Keller -- even the notorious Marquis de Sade and Adolf Hitler -- by knowing what they have read. He shows how books that many of these people have consulted, in some cases annotated with their marginal notes, can offer… Leer más

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Used; Very Good. HarperCollins Publishers 2006 Paperback. Page edges have some yellowing but text is clean and unmarked. Covers have light wear. Spine is tight. Book Condition; Very Good . 2006. TRADE PAPERBACK.

Harper Perennial. Used - Good. 2006. Paperback. Good.

Harper Perennial. Used - Very Good. 2006. annotated edition. Paperback. Very Good.

Harper Perennial, 2006-12-12. Paperback. New.