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On Paper

The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History

by Nicholas A. Basbanes ...

A Best Book of the Year:Mother Jones • Bloomberg News • National Post • KirkusIn these pages, Nicholas Basbanes—the consummate bibliophile’s bibliophile—shows how paper has been civilization’s constant companion. It preserves our history and gives record to our very finest literary, cultural, and scientific accomplishments. Since its invention in China nearly two millennia ago, the technology of ... Read more

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A Best Book of the Year:Mother Jones • Bloomberg News • National Post • KirkusIn these pages, Nicholas Basbanes—the consummate bibliophile’s bibliophile—shows how paper has been civilization’s constant companion. It preserves our history and gives record to our very finest literary, cultural, and scientific accomplishments. Since its invention in China nearly two millennia ago, the technology of
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Cross of Snow

A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

by Nicholas A. Basbanes ...

A major literary biography of America's best-loved nineteenth-century poet, the first in more than fifty years, and a much-needed reassessment for the twenty-first century of a writer whose stature and celebrity were unparalleled in his time, whose work helped to explain America's new world not only to Americans but to Europe and beyond. From the author of On Paper ("Buoyant"--The New Yorker; ... Read more

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A major literary biography of America's best-loved nineteenth-century poet, the first in more than fifty years, and a much-needed reassessment for the twenty-first century of a writer whose stature and celebrity were unparalleled in his time, whose work helped to explain America's new world not only to Americans but to Europe and beyond. From the author of On Paper ("Buoyant"--The New Yorker;
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The Quotable Book Lover

Edited by Ben Jacobs, Helena Hjalmarsson ...

"Some books are unreservedly forgotten; none are unreservedly remembered."-W. H. Auden"A room without books is like a body without a soul."-Cicero"The proper study of mankind is books."-Aldous HuxleyThis collection of more than five hundred quotations captures the wisdom and wit of the most insightful things ever said about books, spoken and written by such legendary figures as: Aeschylus, Ernest ... Read more

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"Some books are unreservedly forgotten; none are unreservedly remembered."-W. H. Auden"A room without books is like a body without a soul."-Cicero"The proper study of mankind is books."-Aldous HuxleyThis collection of more than five hundred quotations captures the wisdom and wit of the most insightful things ever said about books, spoken and written by such legendary figures as: Aeschylus, Ernest
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The Widening Stain

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A Golden Age classic. In this "sparkling academic mystery," murders plague a university library— and only an intrepid book cataloger can solve them ( Publishers Weekly).For the staff of the library at the center of The Widening Stain, it's easy enough to dismiss the death of a woman who fell from a rolling ladder as nothing more than an unfortunate accident. It's more difficult, however, to ... Read more

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A Golden Age classic. In this "sparkling academic mystery," murders plague a university library— and only an intrepid book cataloger can solve them ( Publishers Weekly).For the staff of the library at the center of The Widening Stain, it's easy enough to dismiss the death of a woman who fell from a rolling ladder as nothing more than an unfortunate accident. It's more difficult, however, to
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Fast Company

by Marco Page ...

Series series American Mystery Classics
A hardboiled rare book detective seeks a literate killer to clear an innocent man.Joel Crisp knows the dark side of the rare book market. A private detective for an insurer of valuable tomes, he makes his living (and his own book allowance) hunting down pilfered volumes and exposing the dealers that traffic them. But when one of the most reviled of these unscrupulous salesmen is found bludgeoned ... Read more

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A hardboiled rare book detective seeks a literate killer to clear an innocent man.Joel Crisp knows the dark side of the rare book market. A private detective for an insurer of valuable tomes, he makes his living (and his own book allowance) hunting down pilfered volumes and exposing the dealers that traffic them. But when one of the most reviled of these unscrupulous salesmen is found bludgeoned
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Cross of Snow

A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

by Nicholas A. Basbanes ...

Narrated by Robert Fass ...

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15 hours 21 min

In Cross of Snow, the result of more than twelve years of research, including access to never-before-examined letters, diaries, journals, notes, Nicholas Basbanes reveals the life, the times, the work—the soul—of the man who shaped the literature of a new nation with his countless poems, sonnets, stories, essays, translations, and whose renown was so wide-reaching that his deep friendships ... Read more

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In Cross of Snow, the result of more than twelve years of research, including access to never-before-examined letters, diaries, journals, notes, Nicholas Basbanes reveals the life, the times, the work—the soul—of the man who shaped the literature of a new nation with his countless poems, sonnets, stories, essays, translations, and whose renown was so wide-reaching that his deep friendships
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Beginning with a Bash

by Phoebe Atwood Taylor ...

Series series American Mystery Classics
Leonidas Witherall, the sleuth who looks like Shakespeare, must prove a man innocent after he is discovered in a second-hand bookshop beside the murdered body of a local professor in this humorous and fast-paced mystery from the author of the beloved Asey Mayo series.Leonidas Witherall, commonly called “Bill” due to his remarkable likeness to portraits of William Shakespeare, also has an ... Read more

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Leonidas Witherall, the sleuth who looks like Shakespeare, must prove a man innocent after he is discovered in a second-hand bookshop beside the murdered body of a local professor in this humorous and fast-paced mystery from the author of the beloved Asey Mayo series.Leonidas Witherall, commonly called “Bill” due to his remarkable likeness to portraits of William Shakespeare, also has an
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The Library

An Illustrated History

by Stuart A.P. Murray ...

Throughout the history of the world, libraries have been constructed, burned, discovered, raided, and cherished—and the treasures they've housed have evolved from early stone tablets to the mass-produced, bound paper books of our present day. The Library invites you to enter the libraries of ancient Greece, early China, Renaissance England, and modern-day America, and speaks to the book lover in ... Read more

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Throughout the history of the world, libraries have been constructed, burned, discovered, raided, and cherished—and the treasures they've housed have evolved from early stone tablets to the mass-produced, bound paper books of our present day. The Library invites you to enter the libraries of ancient Greece, early China, Renaissance England, and modern-day America, and speaks to the book lover in
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The Care of Fine Books

by Jane Greenfield, Nick Lyons ...

The Care of Fine Books is a thorough, readable guide to caring for books of value. From a discussion of the various techniques and materials used in bookbinding to advice on handling and storage, Jane Greenfield has created a succinct yet complete resource for anyone who wants to preserve and protect their fine books.Whether you are a collector, a librarian, or a conservation professional, you ... Read more

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The Care of Fine Books is a thorough, readable guide to caring for books of value. From a discussion of the various techniques and materials used in bookbinding to advice on handling and storage, Jane Greenfield has created a succinct yet complete resource for anyone who wants to preserve and protect their fine books.Whether you are a collector, a librarian, or a conservation professional, you
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The Widening Stain

by W. Bolingbroke Johnson ...

Narrated by Todd Menesses ...

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7 hours 14 min

Murders plague a university library—and only an intrepid book cataloger can solve them.For the staff of the library at the center of The Widening Stain, it's easy enough to dismiss the death of a woman who fell from a rolling ladder as nothing more than an unfortunate accident. It's more difficult, however, to explain away the strangled corpse of a man found inside a locked room, surrounded by ... Read more

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Murders plague a university library—and only an intrepid book cataloger can solve them.For the staff of the library at the center of The Widening Stain, it's easy enough to dismiss the death of a woman who fell from a rolling ladder as nothing more than an unfortunate accident. It's more difficult, however, to explain away the strangled corpse of a man found inside a locked room, surrounded by
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How to Book a Murder

by Cynthia Kuhn ...

Narrated by Rachel Dulude ...

Series Audiobook 1 - A Starlit Bookshop Mystery
Unabridged

8 hours 17 min

To help save her family’s floundering Colorado bookstore, Starlit Bookshop, newly-minted Ph.D. Emma Starrs agrees to plan a mystery-themed dinner party for her wealthy, well-connected high school classmate Tabitha Baxter. It’s a delightful evening of cocktails and conjecture until Tabitha’s husband, Tip—hosting the affair in the guise of Edgar Allan Poe’s detective C. Auguste Dupin—winds up ... Read more

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To help save her family’s floundering Colorado bookstore, Starlit Bookshop, newly-minted Ph.D. Emma Starrs agrees to plan a mystery-themed dinner party for her wealthy, well-connected high school classmate Tabitha Baxter. It’s a delightful evening of cocktails and conjecture until Tabitha’s husband, Tip—hosting the affair in the guise of Edgar Allan Poe’s detective C. Auguste Dupin—winds up
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The Skeleton Paints a Picture

by Leigh Perry ...

Narrated by Katina Kalin ...

Series series Family Skeleton Mysteries
Unabridged

7 hours 34 min

“Dr. Georgia Thackery is smart, resourceful, and determined to be a great single mom to her teenager. Georgia is normal in every respect—except that her best friend happens to be a skeleton named Sid. You’ll love the adventures of this unexpected mystery-solving duo.”—Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling authorGeorgia Thackery, adjunct English professor, has a new job teaching at ... Read more

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“Dr. Georgia Thackery is smart, resourceful, and determined to be a great single mom to her teenager. Georgia is normal in every respect—except that her best friend happens to be a skeleton named Sid. You’ll love the adventures of this unexpected mystery-solving duo.”—Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling authorGeorgia Thackery, adjunct English professor, has a new job teaching at
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