Casanova Was a Book Lover: And Other Naked Truths Provocative Curiosities abt Writing Selling Reading Books
Author(s)
Hamilton, John Maxwell
Hamilton, John Maxwell
Everyone Knows Which Books People Buy, But Who Knows Which Books People Steal? In This Irreverent Analysis Of The Book Industry, John Maxwell Hamilton -- A Longtime Journalist And Public Radio Commentator -- Answers This Question And Many More, Proving That The Best Way To Study Books Is Not To Take Them Too Seriously. He Provides A Rich History Of The Book -- From The Early Days When Monks Laboriously Hand-copied Texts To The Recent Tidal Wave Of Movie Tie-ins -- And Gives A Succinct Overview Of The State Of The Industry Today. Throughout, Hamilton Peppers His Prose With Spicy Tidbits Of Information That Will Fascinate Bibliophiles Everywhere.
Keywords
United States, Publishers and publishing, Books and reading, Authorship, Publishers and publishing, united states
United States, Publishers and publishing, Books and reading, Authorship, Publishers and publishing, united states
| Name in long format: | Casanova Was a Book Lover: And Other Naked Truths Provocative Curiosities abt Writing Selling Reading Books |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141002336 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780141002330 |
| Book pages: | 368 |
| Book language: | en |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books |
| Dimensions: | 5.46 (w) x 8.20 (h) x 0.86 (d) |
