Casanova Was a Book Lover: and Other Naked Truths and Provocative Curiosities about the Writing, Selling, and Reading of Books

By: Hamilton, John Maxwell

Price: $7.82

Publisher: E Rutherford, New Jersey, U. S. A., Penguin USA: 2001

Edition: First Trade Paperback Edition

Seller ID: 001549

ISBN: 0141002336

Condition: New with no dust jacket

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Very Advance Praise for Casanova: "I laughed my head off. " Marie Antoinette. Abraham Lincoln said "Can't wait for the play!" Everyone knows which books people buy, but who knows which books people steal? In this irreverent analysis of the book industry, John Maxwelll Hamilton - a longtime journalist and public radio commentator - answers this question and many more, proving that the best way to study books is not to take them too seriously. He provides a rich history of the book - from the early day when monks laboriously hand-copied texts to the recent tidal wave of movie tie... View more info

To Our Children's Children; Preserving Family Histories for Generations to Come

By: Greene, Bob; Fulford, D. G.

Price: $16.56

Publisher: New York, NY, Doubleday: 1993

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 003849

ISBN: 0385467974

Condition: As New in As New dust jacket

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Long lives yield many treasures: Pictures, keepsakes, property or savings, the standard currencies of inheritance passed from generation to generation. But there is another legacy, more precious and often lost - memories, the closely held images of people, places, and things that are the blueprint of life. This book, created by syndicated columnist Bob Green and his sister D. G. Fulford, forms an attractive and engaging guidebook that makes recording a personal history as uncomplicated and easy as writing a letter. Following a brief introduction to set the tone of fond remembrance, chapters of... View more info