At one magical instant in your early childhood, theÂ page of a bookâ€”that string of confused, alien ciphersâ€”shivered into meaning, and at that moment,Â whole universes opened. You

A History of Reading

At one magical instant in your early childhood, theÂ page of a bookâ€”that string of confused, alien ciphersâ€”shivered into meaning, and at that moment,Â whole universes opened. You became, irrevocably, aÂ reader. Noted essayist and editor Alberto ManguelÂ moves from this essential moment to explore theÂ six-thousand-year-old conversation between wordsÂ and that hero without whom the book would be aÂ lifeless object: the reader. Manguel brilliantly coversÂ reading as seduction, as rebellion, and as obsessionÂ and goes on to trace the quirky and fascinatingÂ history of the readerâ€™s progress from clay tablet toÂ scroll, codex to CD-ROM.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780143126713
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2014-08-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143126713

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780143126713
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2014-08-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780143126713

A History of Reading