Alphabetical Catalogue of the Library of Parliament
Title | Alphabetical Catalogue of the Library of Parliament PDF eBook |
Author | Canada. Library of Parliament |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 502 |
Release | 2021-10-28 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 3752520582 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.
The Library Book
Title | The Library Book PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Orlean |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2019-10-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1476740194 |
Susan Orlean’s bestseller and New York Times Notable Book is “a sheer delight…as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library” (USA TODAY)—a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. “Everybody who loves books should check out The Library Book” (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 library—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 “delightful…reflection on the past, present, and future of libraries in America” (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 “exquisitely written, consistently entertaining” (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. “A book lover’s dream…an ambitiously researched, elegantly written book that serves as a portal into a place of history, drama, culture, and stories” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), Susan Orlean’s thrilling journey through the stacks reveals how these beloved institutions provide much more than just books—and why they remain an essential part of the heart, mind, and soul of our country.
Report of the Librarian for ...
Title | Report of the Librarian for ... PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Department of Agriculture. Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 1935 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Catalogue of the Library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: First [to fifth] supplements. [Additions from 1873-1887
Title | Catalogue of the Library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: First [to fifth] supplements. [Additions from 1873-1887 PDF eBook |
Author | State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 392 |
Release | 1875 |
Genre | American literature |
ISBN |
Includes titles on all subjects, some in foreign languages, later incorporated into Memorial Library.
Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-general's Office, United States Army
Title | Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-general's Office, United States Army PDF eBook |
Author | National Library of Medicine (U.S.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 958 |
Release | 1908 |
Genre | Medicine |
ISBN |
Pirates in the Library
Title | Pirates in the Library PDF eBook |
Author | Nadia Ali |
Publisher | Star Bright Books |
Pages | 37 |
Release | 2023-11-10 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1595725482 |
Prepare to set sail for the adventure of a lifetime with fierce Captain Jake when he discovers a treasure map that leads him, his crew (and a parrot, too), right to the library. Ms. Benitez, the librarian, welcomes them—as long as they behave! The pirates’ search is on! Soon they discover—with the aid of Dread Pirate Dewey’s map—treasures galore on the shelves.
Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, United States Army (Armed Forces Medical Library).
Title | Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, United States Army (Armed Forces Medical Library). PDF eBook |
Author | Armed Forces Medical Library (U.S.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1602 |
Release | 1955 |
Genre | Incunabula |
ISBN |
"Collection of incunabula and early medical prints in the library of the Surgeon-general's office, U.S. Army": Ser. 3, v. 10, p. 1415-1436.