Alberto Manguel
Author
Language
English
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Description
Inspired by the process of creating a library for his home near the Loire, in France, Alberto Manguel, writer on books and reading, has taken up the subject of libraries. "Libraries have always seemed to me pleasantly mad places, and for as long as I can remember I've been seduced by their labyrinthine logic." In this personal, deliberately unsystematic, and wide-ranging book, he offers a meditation on the meaning of libraries. Manguel, a guide of...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Mathematics student G is trying to resurrect his studies, which is proving difficult as he finds himself - and not for the first time - drawn into investigating a series of mysterious crimes. After meeting with a member of the Lewis Carroll Brotherhood, a startling new discovery by Carroll's great niece rocks Oxford, leading to deadly plots, salacious pictures and murder. G must stretch his mathematical mind to its limits to solve the mystery and...
9) Seasons
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
A journey through the four seasons of the year is reflected in a collection of poetry from around the world and in the accompanying paintings of Warabe Aska.