num_pages: 638
description: National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist
language: English
title: A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes and the Eternal Passion for Books
titlecomplete: A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes and the Eternal Passion for Books
genres: Historical, Language, Books About Books, History, Reference, Biography, Literature, Writing, Nonfiction, Librarianship
ratings_count: 2195
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Critical Work, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: Diane Pub Co