The Library at Night
By: Alberto Manguel
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 373
ISBN-13: 9780300139143; 9780300151305
Subjects: Libraries; Libraries -- History; Books and reading -- History
First sentence: The library in which I have long last collected my books began life as a barn sometime in the fifteenth century, perched on a small hill south of the Loire.
Description: "The Library at Night - a series of essays on what might call the Platonic idea of a library - reveals some of its author's intellectual range and magpie learning... [It] is an elegant volume, in both its design and its text... Alberto Manguel has brought out a richly enjoyable book, absolutely enthralling for anyone who loves to read and an inspiration for anybody who has ever dreamed of building a library of his or her own." - Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World
Notes: Includes bibliographical references  (p. 329-356) and index. /// There is also a non-canonical list of some of Manguel's favourite books at the end. /// You can preview almost the entire book at Google: http://books.google.com/books?id=zXZlE5KJiZsC&source=gbs_navlinks_s /// Interesting writing on Warburg's library & eBooks from Mandy Brown, Creative Director at W. W. Norton: http://aworkinglibrary.com/library/book/library_at_night/
Table of contents: title: Foreword
pagenum: 2; title: The Library as Myth
pagenum: 6; title: The Library as Order
pagenum: 36; title: The Library as Space
pagenum: 64; title: The Library as Power
pagenum: 90; title: The Library as Shadow
pagenum: 106; title: The Library as Shape
pagenum: 128; title: The Library as Chance
pagenum: 162; title: The Library as Workshop
pagenum: 176; title: The Library as Mind
pagenum: 192; title: The Library as Island
pagenum: 214; title: The Library as Survival
pagenum: 234; title: The Library as Oblivion
pagenum: 252; title: The Library as Imagination
pagenum: 268; title: The Library as Identity
pagenum: 292; title: The Library as Home
pagenum: 306; title: Conclusion
pagenum: 320; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 326; title: Notes
pagenum: 329; title: Image Credits
pagenum: 357; title: Index
pagenum: 361; title: Non-Canonical List of Favorite Books
pagenum: 375