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Highlighting the often-overlooked role of librarians, Scott Douglas brings their quirky personalities to the forefront in this engaging exploration. The narrative features a cast of eccentric characters, including a librarian with a peculiar obsession with celebrity connections. Douglas intertwines his humorous observations with a subjective history of libraries, spanning from Andrew Carnegie's era to contemporary challenges in Afghanistan. This blend of absurdity and insight offers a fresh perspective on the vital social institution of libraries and the unique individuals who inhabit them.
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Quiet, Please, Scott Douglas
- Jazyk
- Rok vydání
- 2016
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- Titul
- Quiet, Please
- Podtitul
- Dispatches from a Public Librarian (10th Anniversary Edition)
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Scott Douglas
- Vydavatel
- SL Editions
- Vydavatel
- 2016
- Vazba
- měkká
- Počet stran
- 402
- ISBN13
- 9781610422536
- Kategorie
- Životopisy a myšlenky
- Anotace
- Highlighting the often-overlooked role of librarians, Scott Douglas brings their quirky personalities to the forefront in this engaging exploration. The narrative features a cast of eccentric characters, including a librarian with a peculiar obsession with celebrity connections. Douglas intertwines his humorous observations with a subjective history of libraries, spanning from Andrew Carnegie's era to contemporary challenges in Afghanistan. This blend of absurdity and insight offers a fresh perspective on the vital social institution of libraries and the unique individuals who inhabit them.