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The Book at War: Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict

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Andrew PettegreeHardback, 480 pages9781800814936   Chairman Mao was a librarian. Stalin was a published poet. Evelyn Waugh served as a commando - b...

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A Myriad of Tongues: How Languages Reveal Differences in How We Think

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Caleb EverettHardback, 288 pages9780674976580   A sweeping exploration of the relationship between the language we speak and our perception of such...

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Falsehood in Wartime: Propaganda Lies of the First World War

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Arthur PonsonbyPaperback, 252 pages9780648531586   Falsehood in Wartime is a compelling exploration into the early days of war propaganda. Fake new...

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The Oxford History of the Book

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James Raven (editor)Paperback, 448 pages9780192886897   The history of the book is the history of millions of written, printed, and illustrated tex...

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Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word

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Walter J. OngPaperback, 264 pages30th Anniversary Edition   Walter J. Ong’s classic work provides a fascinating insight into the social effects of ...

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Screen Damage: The Dangers of Digital Media for Children

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Michel DesmurgetAndrew Brown (translation)Paperback, 350 pages9781509546404   All forms of recreational digital consumption – whether on smartphone...

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Islamophobia and the Novel

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Peter MoreyHardback, 328 pages9780231177740   In an era of rampant Islamophobia, what do literary representations of Muslims and anti-Muslim bigotr...

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Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology

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Neil PostmanPaperback9780679745402   A witty, often terrifying account that chronicles our transformation into a society that is shaped by technolo...

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Chaos Machine

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Max FisherPaperback, 352 pages9781529416404   The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World   The Chaos Machine is the story...

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How We Read Now: Strategic Choices for Print, Screen, and Audio

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Naomi S. Baron Paperback, 320 pages 9780197656884   An engaging and authoritative guide to the impact of reading medium on learning, from a foremos...

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In Praise of Good Bookstores

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Jeff Deutsch Hardback, 216 pages 9780691207766   From a devoted reader and lifelong bookseller, an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular...

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Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books PB

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Cathy Rentzenbrink Paperback, 240 pages 9781509891559   Dear Reader is a moving, funny and joyous exploration of how books can change the course of...

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Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain

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Maryanne Wolf Paperback, 336 pages 9780060933845   "Human beings were never born to read," writes Tufts University cognitive neuroscientist and chi...

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The Death of Expertise: The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters

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Tom Nichols Paperback, 336 pages Second Edition 9780197763834   People are now exposed to more information than ever before, provided both by techn...

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How to Give Your Child a Lifelong Love of Reading

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Alex Johnson Paperback, 216 pages 9780712353854   How do you create an active reader? Why is reading good for creativity? Why is it vital for teach...

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Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge Under Attack

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Richard Ovenden Paperback 9781529378764   Opening with the notorious bonfires of 'un-German' and Jewish literature in 1933 that offered such a clea...

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Rediscovering the Islamic Classics

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Ahmed El Shamsy Paperback 9780691241913   How Editors and Print Culture Transformed an Intellectual Tradition   Islamic book culture dates back to ...

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Reader, Come Home

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Maryanne Wolf Paperback 9780062388773   The Reading Brain in a Digital World   A decade ago, Maryanne Wolf’s Proust and the Squid revealed what we ...

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Understanding Media

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Marshall McLuhan Paperback 9780415253970   When Marshall McLuhan first coined the phrases "global village" and "the medium is the message" in 1964,...

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Khitabah: An Introduction to Oratory

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Abdulhakim Yüce Paperback 9781597843157   Speech is a great asset to those who can use it well. Speech can please or hurt another person. A word ca...

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New Dark Age: Technology and the End of the Future

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James Bridle Paperback, 320 pages 2023 Edition 9781804290422   We live in times of increasing inscrutability. Our news feeds are filled with unveri...

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Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology

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Adam Alter Paperback 9780735222847   And the Business of Keeping Us Hooked   Welcome to the age of behavioral addiction - an age in which half of t...

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Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy

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Siva Vaidhyanathan Paperback, 288 pages 9780190056544   If you wanted to build a machine that would distribute propaganda to millions of people, di...

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The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction

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Meghan Cox Gurdon Paperback 9780349422961   A miraculous alchemy occurs when one person reads to another, transforming the simple stuff of a book, ...

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