The Library Book

The Library Book

Susan Orleanâ€™s bestseller and New York Times Notable Book is â€œa sheer delightâ€¦as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local libraryâ€ (USA TODAY)â€”a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. â€œEverybody who loves books should check out The Library Bookâ€ (The Washington Post).

On the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. The fire was disastrous: it reached two thousand degrees and burned for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more. Investigators descended on the scene, but more than thirty years later, the mystery remains: Did someone purposefully set fire to the libraryâ€”and if so, who?

Weaving her lifelong love of books and reading into an investigation of the fire, award-winning New Yorker reporter and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean delivers a â€œdelightfulâ€¦reflection on the past, present, and future of libraries in Americaâ€ (New York magazine) that manages to tell the broader story of libraries and librarians in a way that has never been done before.

In the â€œexquisitely written, consistently entertainingâ€ (The New York Times) The Library Book, Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries; brings each department of the library to vivid life; studies arson and attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL more than thirty years ago.

â€œA book loverâ€™s dreamâ€¦an ambitiously researched, elegantly written book that serves as a portal into a place of history, drama, culture, and storiesâ€ (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), Susan Orleanâ€™s thrilling journey through the stacks reveals how these beloved institutions provide much more than just booksâ€”and why they remain an essential part of the heart, mind, and soul of our country.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 55195682
ReleaseDate 2019-10-01
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9781476740195

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	55195682
ReleaseDate	2019-10-01
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9781476740195

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