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The idea machine : how books built our world and ... Read More

Miller, Joel, 1975-(author., Author, Author).

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at LARL/NWRL Consortium.
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  • ISBN: 9781493088935
  • ISBN: 1493088939
  • Physical Description: vi, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Essex, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2025]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 297-324) ... Read More
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: Marginalia: Ideas across time -- ... Read More
Summary, etc.:
"Books preserve ideas, yes, but they also provoke ... Read More
Subject: Books > History.
Books and reading > History.
Book industries and trade > History.
Printing > History.
HISTORY / Civilization.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History.
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