Basbanes, Nicholas A. 1943-

Every book its reader : the power of the Printed word to stir the world / Nicholas A Basbanes. - New York : Harper Perennial, 2006. - 360 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Inspired by a landmark exhibition mounted by the British Museum in 1963 to celebrate five eventful centuries of the printed word, this book offers a consideration of writings that have "made things happen" in the world, works that have both nudged the course of history and fired the imagination of countless influential people.

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Z 1035 / B297e 2005