A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes and the Eternal Passion for Books - Hardcover
Book by Basbanes, Nicholas A.
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What a delightful book about books and people who love books! As a second generation bibliophile, a possible bibliomane who had several people move out of my house a year ago because they erroneously believed that my books were taking over the household, and a devout employee of "Earth's Biggest Bookstore," I can vouch that Basbanes accurately describes the glorious role of book collectors as archivists of human knowledge, and -- in continual counterpoint -- sometimes pathologically obsessed book junkies.
About the Author:
Nicholas A. Basbanes, former literary editor for the Worcester Sunday Telegram, is now a nationally syndicated book columnist. He lives in North Grafton, Massachusetts, with his wife and two daughters.
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- PublisherDiane Pub Co
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0756753392
- ISBN 13 9780756753399
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages638
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