The Secret Life of Books: Why They Mean More Than Words

The Secret Life of Books: Why They Mean More Than Words
, Tom Mole
ISBN: 9781783965298
eBook ISBN: 9781783964598
Cover: Paperback
Published: October 29, 2020
Size: 198x129mm
Page Count: 240 pages

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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

  • ‘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
  • ‘A real treasure trove for book lovers’


    - Alexander McCall Smith
  • Wonderfully insightful 


    - Alberto Manguel, author of A History of Reading
  • Tom Mole’s enthusiasm for books is infectious. If you also love books . . . you’ll want to discover The Secret Life of Books 


    - Sam Jordison, author of Literary London
  • A treat for bibliophiles everywhere


    - Gavin Francis, author of Shapeshifters

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