We love books. We take them to bed with us. We display them on our
bookshelves. We write our names in them. They weigh down our
suitcases when we go on holiday. We take them for granted. But
there's much more to them than meets the eye.; From how books feel
and smell, to burned books, banned books and books that create
nations, The Secret Life of Books is about everything beyond the
words on a page. It's about how books - and readers - have evolved
over time. And about how books still have the power to change our
lives.; 'A real treasure trove for book lovers' ALEXANDER McCALL
SMITH; 'Every sentence is utterly captivating ... probably the most
compulsive text ever penned about what it means to handle and
possess a book' CHRISTOPHER DE HAMEL, author of Meetings with
Remarkable Manuscripts; 'Wonderfully insightful' ALBERTO MANGUEL,
author of A History of Reading
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