In the tradition of A History of Reading, this book is an account of Manguel’s astonishment at the variety, beauty and persistence of our efforts to shape the

"The starting point is a question," Alberto Manguel writes in the introduction to The Library at Night: since few can doubt that the universe is ultimately mean

Even the library has to sleep! This calming bedtime story says good night to the library and all the fun it holds--from books and story time to computers and co