An edition of The Library Book (2018)

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An edition of The Library Book (2018)

Library Book

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  • ★★★★ 4.1 (11 ratings)
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  • 12 Have read

The Library Book alternates between a true-crime work on the suspicion of arson in the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library; and a broader history of that library and Orlean's personal devotion to libraries in general, especially as the site of fond memories she shared with her mother.

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Libraries, Los Angeles Public Library, Arson, History, Libraries and society, Libraries, united states, Los angeles (calif.), history, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2018-11-04, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Fire, 1986, Public libraries, Arson investigation, Books, Library materials, Social aspects, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Los Angeles Public Library. Central Library, Fires, Large type books

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California, Los Angeles

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20th century

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Cover of: Library Book
Library Book
2019, Atlantic Books, Limited
in English
Cover of: Library Book
Library Book
2019, Atlantic Books, Limited
in English
Cover of: The Library Book
The Library Book
2019, Simon & Schuster
Paperback
Cover of: The Library Book
The Library Book
Apr 29, 2019, Atlantic
paperback
Cover of: The Library Book
The Library Book
2019-12-04, Large Print Press
Cover of: Library Book
Library Book
Aug 31, 2019, Atlantic Books
hardcover
Cover of: The library book
The library book
2018
in English - Large print edition.
Cover of: Library Book
Library Book
2018, Simon & Schuster
in English
Cover of: The library book
The library book
2018
in English - Advance Reader's Edition, Uncorrected Proof
Cover of: The Library Book
The Library Book
Oct 16, 2018, Simon & Schuster, Simon and Schuster
in English
Cover of: The Library Book
The Library Book
Oct 16, 2018, Simon & Schuster Audio
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hardcover

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OL29804889M
ISBN 10
1782392254
ISBN 13
9781782392255

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OL17930369W

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