UID:
kobvindex_ZLB34228099
ISBN:
9781782392279
Content:
" The New York Times bestsellerA dazzling love letter to a beloved institution - our libraries. After moving to Los Angeles, Susan Orlean became fascinated by a mysterious local crime that has gone unsolved since it was carried out on the morning of 29 April 1986: who set fire to the Los Angeles Public Library, ultimately destroying more than 400,000 books, and perhaps even more perplexing, why? With her characteristic humour, insight and compassion, Orlean uses this terrible event as a lens through which to tell the story of all libraries - their history, their meaning and their uncertain future as they adapt and redefine themselves in a digital world. Filled with heart, passion and extraordinary characters, The Library Book discusses the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives. "
Content:
Rezension(1): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: July 9, 2018 New Yorker staff writer Orlean ( Rin Tin Tin ) doubles as an investigative reporter and an institutional historian in this sprawling account of the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Public Library. On April 29, 1986, just before 11 a.m., a fire broke out in the stacks of the main branch and burned for seven hours, destroying 400,000 books and damaging hundreds of thousands more. Harry Peak, the man police believed started the fire, was arrested but never charged. Orlean’s investigation into the fire—Was it arson? Why would Peak, a struggling actor and frequent patron of the library, want to burn it down?—leads her down the library’s aisles of history, as she seeks out books on the flawed science of arson forensics along with titles from California serial killer Richard Ramirez’s reading list to better understand the minds of psychopaths. Along the way, she introduces readers to California Public Library system staffers, among them Arin Kasparian, on the circulation desk,Kren Malone, director of the main branch,and Glen Creason, a senior librarian whose tenure spans “the fire the AIDS crisis, which killed 11 librarians.” Midway through, Orlean reveals her own motivation for her return to long-form journalism: her mother’s dementia has made her acutely aware of how memories are doomed to be forgotten unless they’re recorded. This is a persuasive reminder of the importance of libraries, whose shared spaces house historical treasures built with the common good in mind. "
Language:
English
URL:
https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/6852-1/{A8149718-B340-4793-A5E9-D44FA2933DF9}Img200.jpg
URL:
https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/6852-1/A81/497/18/{A8149718-B340-4793-A5E9-D44FA2933DF9}Img150.jpg
URL:
https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a8149718-b340-4793-a5e9-d44fa2933df9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
URL:
https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BBQ0AAA2_/products/a8149718-b340-4793-a5e9-d44fa2933df9/metadata
URL:
http://voebb.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=A8149718-B340-4793-A5E9-D44FA2933DF9
Bookmarklink
