Books by Matthew Battles and Complete Book Reviews

Matthew Battles, Author . Norton $24.95 (245p) ISBN 978-0-393-02029-8
Battles, a contributor to Harper's and a Harvard librarian, offers a distinguished portrait of the library, its endurance and destruction throughout history, and traces how the library's meaning was questioned or altered according to the...
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Matthew Battles. Norton, $26.95 (256p) ISBN 978-0-393-05885-7
Battles (The Sovereignties of Invention) makes a dazzling foray into the history of text, from cuneiform to computer screens, narrating the evolution of the written word in captivating detail. The book begins with the appearance of writing in fourth-
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