Burning the Books: RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK
An unforgettable 3,000-year-old journey - from Mesopotamian clay tablets trying to predict the future, to Tudor book-hunters and Nazi bonfires, and on into the dangers of our increasingly digital existence, Burning the Books shows how the preservation of knowledge is vital for the survival of civilization itself.
''A wonderful book, full of good stories and burning with passion'' SUNDAY TIMES, BOO...
An unforgettable 3,000-year-old journey - from Mesopotamian clay tablets trying to predict the future, to Tudor book-hunters and Nazi bonfires, and on into the dangers of our increasingly digital existence, Burning the Books shows how the preservation of knowledge is vital for the survival of civilization itself.
''A wonderful book, full of good stories and burning with passion'' SUNDAY TIMES, BOO...
