Alberto Manguel · 1996
A cultural history tracing the evolution of reading practices and the physical development of books throughout human civilization.
James Marriott describes it as a lovely book that completely absorbed him.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“And we went to Cambridge and immediately walked into a bookshop, which is my habit. And I picked up a book from a shelf called A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel, which is just a lovely book about the history of reading.”
Why: It is a lovely book about the history of reading that completely absorbed him.
James Marriott, Guest on EconTalkJames Marriott on Reading
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