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'The practical advice in this book is gold dust not only for lonely people, but for those who long to help them.' - Joanna Lumley Loneliness is an epidemic on...

First published in 1979, this collection focuses on the literature and politics of the 1970s. Clive James's discussions range from the legacy of Auden and Larkin, to Gore Vidal and...

A librarian for more than 30 years, Fred Lerner has based this volume on "The Story of Libraries" (Continuum, 1998). More concise, and with twice as many illustrations, it should...

Nicholas Basbanes's A Gentle Madness, focused on the obsessive lives of book collectors. Now, in Patience & Fortitude, he considers the more comprehensive concept of book culture-and the continual relevance...

Ensure the success of your library's cooperative collection development plan! This solidly researched book brings a fresh perspective to the practical problems of library resource sharing. Creating New Strategies for...

This is a collection of essays which continues the investigations into implementing networked online systems described in Barrett's first book, "Text, Context, and Hypertext", with a more focused emphasis on...

'Rich, authoritative, and highly readable ... [a] tour de force' David KynastonChairman Mao was a librarian. Stalin was a published poet. Evelyn Waugh served as a commando - before leaving...

'Rich, authoritative and highly readable, Andrew Pettegree's tour de force will appeal to anyone for whom, whatever the circumstances, books are an abiding, indispensable part of life.' David KynastonChairman Mao...

'Rich, authoritative, and highly readable ... [a] tour de force' David KynastonChairman Mao was a librarian. Stalin was a published poet. Evelyn Waugh served as a commando - before leaving...