{"product_id":"the-library-a-catalogue-of-wonders-9781640092266","title":"The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Excellent . . . Tracks the history of that greatest of all cultural institutions.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Libraries are much more than mere collections of volumes. The best are magical, fabled places whose fame has become part of the cultural wealth they are designed to preserve. To research this book, Stuart Kells traveled around the world with his young family like modern-day \"library tourists.\" Kells discovered that stories about libraries are stories about people, containing every possible human drama. \u003ci\u003eThe Library\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of books as objects, a celebration of the anthropology and physicality of books and bookish space, and an account of the human side of these hallowed spaces by a leading and passionate bibliophile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Library\u003c\/i\u003e . . . abounds in fascinating tales.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640092266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Stuart Kells","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36663890247836,"sku":"9781640092266","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ce391b9b-e6fe-4bb1-883c-777cd575c253.jpg?v=1603905308","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-library-a-catalogue-of-wonders-9781640092266","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}