EPISODE · Oct 17, 2023 · 8H 47M
The Book on the Bookshelf by Henry Petroski
from Journey Through The Most Award-Winning Full Audiobook Today! · host Henry Petroski
https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/19965 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book on the Bookshelf Author: Henry Petroski Narrator: John Lescault Format: mp3 Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins Release date: 10-17-23 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Words, Language & Grammar Publisher's Summary: Most of us take for granted that our books are vertical on our shelves with the spines facing out, but Henry Petroski, inveterately curious engineer, didn’t. As a result, listeners are guided along the astonishing evolution from papyrus scrolls boxed at Alexandria to upright books shelved at the Library of Congress. Petroski takes us into the pre-Gutenberg world, when books were so scarce they were chained to lecterns for security.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/19965 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book on the Bookshelf Author: Henry Petroski Narrator: John Lescault Format: mp3 Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins Release date: 10-17-23 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Words, Language & Grammar Publisher's Summary: Most of us take for granted that our books are vertical on our shelves with the spines facing out, but Henry Petroski, inveterately curious engineer, didn’t. As a result, listeners are guided along the astonishing evolution from papyrus scrolls boxed at Alexandria to upright books shelved at the Library of Congress. Petroski takes us into the pre-Gutenberg world, when books were so scarce they were chained to lecterns for security.
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