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Genre/Form: | Audiobooks |
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Material Type: | Audio book, etc. |
Document Type: | Sound Recording |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Susan Orlean; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm) |
ISBN: | 9780221027239 0221027238 |
OCLC Number: | 1088924782 |
Notes: | Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, 2018, p2018. 9781508266488 |
Performer(s): | Susan Orlean. |
Reproduction Notes: | New York : Simon & Schuster Audio ; 2018. |
Description: | 1 computer optical disc (12 hr., 9 min.) |
Details: | Digital audio book in DAISY format.; Requires DAISY talking book player.; Digital to DAISY.; DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps. |
Responsibility: | by Susan Orlean. |
Abstract:
Reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history; chronicles the Los Angeles Public Library 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. Bestseller. 2018.
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