| Edition |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 notebook ((unpaged) ; 28 cm.) in canvas bag. |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Note |
Each Book Group Kit, contained in a canvas bag, includes 12 copies of the book and one copy of a notebook containing book reviews, discussion questions, author information, a bibliography of the titles in the Book Group Kit collection, bibliographies of books and websites on book groups and enhancements (articles, maps or pictures) to help understand the book. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"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 across the country and around the world, from their humble beginnings as a metropolitan charitable initiative to their current status as a cornerstone of national identity; brings each department of the library to vivid life through on-the-ground reporting; studies arson attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; reflects on her own experiences in libraries; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL more than thirty years ago"--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Los Angeles Public Library -- Fire, 1986.
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Library buildings -- Fires and fire prevention -- California -- Los Angeles.
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Fires -- California -- Los Angeles.
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Library materials -- Conservation and restoration -- California -- Los Angeles.
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Books -- Conservation and restoration -- California -- Los Angeles.
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| ISBN |
9781476740188 (hardcover) |
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