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  The Library Book (Hardback) By (author) Alan Bennett, By (author) Julian Barnes, By (author) Stephen Fry, By (author) Lionel Shriver, By (author) Caitlin Moran, By (author) Seth Godin, By (author) Michael Brooks, By (author) Julie Myerson, By (author) Ann Cleeves

  

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  Short Description for The Library Book Famous writers on libraries real or imagined, past and future; why libraries matter and to whom.
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  • Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
  • Published: 02 February 2012
  • Format: Hardback 224 pages
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  • Categories: Anthologies (non-poetry) | Library & Information Sciences
  • ISBN 13: 9781781250051 ISBN 10: 1781250057
  • Sales rank: 13,384

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Full description for The Library Book

• From Alan Bennett's Baffled at a Bookcase, to Lucy Mangan's Ten Library Rules, famous writers tell us all about how libraries are used and why they're important. Tom Holland writes about libraries in the ancient world, while Seth Godin describes what a library will look like in 2020. Lionel Shriver thinks books are the best investment, Hardeep Singh Kohli makes a confession and Julie Myerson remembers how her career began beside the shelves. Using memoir, history, polemic and some short stories too, The Library Book celebrates 'that place where they lend you books for free' and the people who work there. All royalties go to The Reading Agency, to help their work supporting libraries.