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The Secret Life of Books
Tom Mole
其他書名
Why They Mean More Than Words
出版Elliott & Thompson, 2020-10
主題Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication StudiesLiterary Criticism / General
ISBN17839652909781783965298
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=YV9uzQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋We love books. We take them to bed with us. They weigh down our suitcases on holiday. We display them on our bookshelves, give them as gifts, write our names in them. We take them for granted. And all the time, our books are leading a double life.



The Secret Life of Books is about everything that isn't just the words. It's about how books transform us as individuals, the stories they tell us about ourselves. It's about how books - and readers - have evolved over time. And it's about why, even with the arrival of other media, books still have the power to change our lives.



In this stylish and thought-provoking meditation, Tom Mole looks at everything from binding innovations to binding errors, to books defaced by lovers, to those imprisoning professors in their offices, to books in art, to burned books, to the books that create nations, to those we'll leave behind. A striking text in a stunning package, it will change how you think about books.