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Books And Reading History
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The 100 most influential books ever written : the history of thought from ancient times to today


Seymour-Smith, Martin.
Secaucus, N.J. : Carol Pub. Group, [1998] 1998

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 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  028 SEY    Check Shelf
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Across a dark and wild sea


Brown, Don, 1949-
Brookfield, Conn. : Roaring Brook Press, [2002] 2002

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 Canton Public Library - Children's Department  J BIO COLUMBA    Check Shelf
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The book : a cover-to-cover exploration of the most powerful object of our time


Houston, Keith, 1977- author.
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016] 2016

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  002.09 HOUSTON    Check Shelf
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Book matters : the changing nature of literacy


Sica, Alan, 1949- author.
New Brunswick, New Jersey : Transaction Publishers, [2016] 2016

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  028 S565B    Check Shelf
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Books : a living history


Lyons, Martyn.
Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011. 2011

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 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  002.09 LYONS    Check Shelf
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Breaking into print : before and after the invention of the printing press


Krensky, Stephen.
Boston : Little, Brown and Co., ©1996. 1996

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 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department  PEOPLE & PLACES E KRE    Check Shelf
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A few good books : using contemporary readers' advisory strategies to connect readers with books


Maatta, Stephanie L.
New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, [2010] 2010

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 Bristol, Main Library - Reference Material  RE028.9 M112    In-Library Use Only
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For the love of books : stories of literary lives, banned books, author feuds, extraordinary charact


Tarrant, Graham, author.
New York : Skyhorse Publishing, 2019. 2019

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Gabriel Harvey and the history of reading : essays by Lisa Jardine and others.



[Place of publication not identified] : UCL PRESS, 2024. 2024

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A history of children's books in 100 books


Cave, Roderick, author.
Richmond Hill, Ontario : Firefly Books Ltd. ; Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books (U.S.) Inc., 2017. 2017

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 Canton Public Library - Parent Collection  J PS 028.5 CAVE    Check Shelf
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A history of reading


Manguel, Alberto.
New York : Viking, 1996. 1996

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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  028.9 M31    Check Shelf
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The history of the book in 100 books


Cave, Roderick.
Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books (U.S.) Inc. ; Richmond Hill, Ontario : Firefly Books Ltd., 2014. 2014

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The library at night


Manguel, Alberto.
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2008. 2008

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  027 MANGUEL    Check Shelf
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The library at night


Manguel, Alberto.
New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2008. 2008

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 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  027 MAN    In Transit
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The library at night


Manguel, Alberto.
New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2008] 2008

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The man who loved books


Fritz, Jean.
New York : Putnam, [1981] 1981

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 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Children's Department  JB COLUMBA FRI    Check Shelf
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Patience & fortitude : a roving chronicle of book people, book places, and book culture


Basbanes, Nicholas A., 1943-
New York : HarperCollins, [2001] 2001

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Portable magic : a history of books and their readers


Smith, Emma (Emma Josephine), author.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. 2022

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  002.09 SMITH    Check Shelf
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Remarkable books : a celebration of the world's most beautiful and historic works



New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2017. 2017

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 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  028.1 COL    Check Shelf
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The study : the inner life of Renaissance libraries


Hui, Andrew, 1980- author.
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2025] 2025

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Thinking outside the book


Rohrbach, Augusta, 1961- author.
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2014] 2014

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What we talk about when we talk about books : the history and future of reading


Price, Leah, author.
New York : Basic Books, 2019. 2019

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What we talk about when we talk about books : the history and future of reading


Price, Leah, author.
[New York] : Hachette Book Group, [2019] 2019

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 South Windsor Public Library - Audio-Visual Materials  CDBOOK 028 P93W DISC 1-5    Check Shelf
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