The Book - Keith Houston - 2019

A Cover-To-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time







By: Keith Houston

Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman

Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins

Unabridged Audiobook

Release date: 04-30-19

Language: English

Genre: History, World

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Format: mp3 64/48 stereo



Publisher's Summary



We may love books, but do we know what lies behind them? In The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue, and board from which a book is made tell as rich a story as the words on its pages - of civilizations, empires, human ingenuity, and madness. In an invitingly tactile history of this 2,000-year-old medium, Houston follows the development of writing, printing, the art of illustrations, and binding to show how we have moved from cuneiform tablets and papyrus scrolls to the hardcovers and paperbacks of today. The Book gives us the momentous and surprising history behind humanity's most important-and universal-information technology.



©2016 Keith Houston (P)2019 Tantor



Critic Reviews



“Erudite, playful, and illuminating . . . Houston is both witty and intensely detailed . . . A splendid, challenging mixture of information and fun.” (Kirkus Reviews)











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