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The library book / Susan Orlean.

Orlean, Susan, (author.).

Summary:

Orlean re-opens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history and delivers a love letter to the institution of libraries themselves.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781476740188 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 317 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon and Schuster, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317).
Subject: Los Angeles Public Library > Fire, 1986.
Libraries > History.
Library buildings > Fires and fire prevention.
Library materials > Conservation and restoration.
Books > Conservation and restoration.
Libraries > Social aspects.
Genre: True crime stories.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch 027.479494 Orl 31681010137164 NONFIC Available -

Susan Orlean has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1992. She is the author of seven books, including Rin Tin Tin, Saturday Night, and The Orchid Thief, which was made into the Academy Award'winning film Adaptation. She lives with her family and her animals in Los Angeles and may be reached at SusanOrlean.com and Twitter.com/SusanOrlean.

Susan Orlean has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1992. She is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including The Library Book, Rin Tin Tin, Saturday Night, and The Orchid Thief, which was made into the Academy Award–winning film Adaptation. She lives with her family and her animals in Los Angeles and may be reached at SusanOrlean.com and on Twitter @SusanOrlean.


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