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Nicholas Basbanes Collector's Set
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The four most recent works from acclaimed author Nicholas Basbanes. Titles include:
Every Book Its Reader: The Power of the Printed Word to Stir the World
Inspired by a landmark exhibition mounted by the British Museum in 1963 of 440 books that made things happen in the world, Basbanes examines the specific aspects of book culture, considers various works that have shaped our culture, nudged the course of history, and influenced the way we see the world.
A World of Letters
For Yale University Press, which celebrated its hundredth birthday in 2008, the century has been an eventful one, punctuated with no few surprises. The Press has published more than 8,000 volumes through the years, scores of bestsellers and award-winners among them, and these books have come to fruition through the efforts of a host of colorful authors, editors, directors, board members, and others of intellectual and literary renown.
Editions & Impressions: Twenty Years on the Book Beat
A collection of thirty-three of Nicholas Basbaness most engaging articles grouped into three sections: Book Culture; People; and Places.
About the Author: Inside the Creative Process
The final quarter of the last century was a period of extraordinary fervor in American letters. About the Author: Inside the Creative Processcollects together more than forty of Nicholas Basbanes’s interviews and essays that grew from this unique period of publishing.
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