Price | RM70.00 |
Product SKU | 9781529378771 |
Brand | Hodder & Stoughton |
Reward Points | 70 |
Availability | Out Of Stock |
Burning the Books: RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK : A History of Knowledge Under Attack - softcover
Author: Richard Ovenden
ISBN: 9781529378771
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Year: May 2021
Language: English
Pages: 320
Weight: g
‘A wonderful book, full of good stories and burning with passion’ SUNDAY TIMES, BOOKS OF THE YEAR
‘Compelling, fascinating and rewarding’ LITERARY REVIEW
‘When books burn, it is more than just words under attack . . . this extraordinary book should stir us to thinking and to action’ FINANCIAL TIMES
‘A tale of ingenuity and deep courage’ GUARDIAN
‘A stark warning – the truth itself is under attack’ THE TIMES, BOOKS OF THE YEAR
An unforgettable 3,000-year-old journey – from Mesopotamian clay tablets trying to predict the future, to Tudor book-hunters and Nazi bonfires, and on into the dangers of our increasingly digital existence, Burning the Books shows how the preservation of knowledge is vital for the survival of civilization itself.