A best-selling author and world-renowned bibliophile meditates on his vast personal library and champions the vital role of all libraries In June 2015 Alberto Manguel prepared to leave his centuries-o
"Curiosity has been seen through the ages as the impulse that drives our knowledge forward and the temptation that leads us toward dangerous and forbidden waters. The question "Why?" has appeared unde
"Curiosity has been seen through the ages as the impulse that drives our knowledge forward and the temptation that leads us toward dangerous and forbidden waters. The question "Why?" has appeared unde
At one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a book?that string of confused, alien ciphers?shivered into meaning, and at that moment, whole universes opened. You became, irrevocably, a
In this major collection of his essays, Alberto Manguel, whom George Steiner has called “the Casanova of reading,” argues that the activity of reading, in its broadest sense, defines our species
In this major collection of his essays, Alberto Manguel, whom George Steiner has called “the Casanova of reading,” argues that the activity of reading, in its broadest sense, define
What is the role of the storyteller in 21st Century society? Do stories possess the power to change the world we live in? This book investigates the ways in which stories can lend an identity to a who
Presented in settings built specially for the project, more than 500 toys from the renowned collection at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs become actors in sketches that are alternately eerie and droll,
At one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a book?that string of confused, alien ciphers?shivered into meaning. Words spoke to you, gave up their secrets; at that moment, whole univer
