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Nicholas basbanes writes about paper, from its invention in china two thousand years ago to its ideal means, recording the thoughts of islamic scholars and mathematicians that made the middle east a center of intellectual energy. The everything of its twothousandyear history nicholas a. A gentle madness by nicholas basbanes, signed abebooks. Basbanes june 20, 2018 just arrived, the new japanese edition of on paper, joining the spanish and korean editions, and of course, the editions in english. Nicholas andrew basbanes born may 25, 1943, in lowell, massachusetts is an american author who writes and lectures widely about books and book culture. A gentle madness bibliophiles, bibliomanes, and the eternal. Nicholas basbanes recounts dozens of the 20,000 documented uses for paper, and reminds us that bound up in the most mundane of objects, there is the potential for the deepest of human expression. Nicholas basbanes has 6 books on goodreads, and recently added a gentle madness. Inspired by a landmark exhibition mounted by the british museum in 1963 to celebrate five eventful centuries of the printed word, nicholas a. For instance, mark kurlansky published two books, one tracing the effect of salt on human and animal evolution, and the other examining the role cod has played in history. Nicholas basbanes brings an investigative reporters heart to illuminate. Mother jones bloomberg news national post kirkus in these pages, nicholas basbanesthe consummate bibliophiles bibliophileshows how paper has been civilizations constant companion. From the author of on paper buoyant the new yorker.
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