LONELY PLANET HIDDEN LIBRARIES : THE WORLD’S MOST UNUSUAL BOOK DEPOSITORIES
Εκδότης Lonely Planet , ISBN 9781837582723
Explore 50 of the most unique libraries located in unknown spaces across the world in this beautiful book for travel-loving bibliophiles. From China's lonely library on a secluded beach to a roving military tank filled with 900 novels in Buenos Aires, this inspirational guide celebrates the great lengths humans will go to to assure access to books. Discover a library on four legs with the Camel Mobile Library Service in Kenya; book swap your latest read in a cool 1950s style fridge in New Zealand; or hike through the ethereal woodlands of Eas Mor in Scotland where a hidden library in a small log cabin awaits.
Each entry in this exquisite collection of must-visit athenaeums describes the library's purpose and its impact on the local community. Nothing brings people together quite like a good book. Inside Hidden Libraries: 50 enchanting, obscure and astounding libraries from around the world - some stationary, some mobile, some floating in mid-airFascinating insider knowledge and unique stories from each library's resident caretakerCaptivating photos accompany every entry and the exact location of each hidden library will also be revealedContents include: The Weapon of Mass Instruction Library, aka the War Tank (Argentina); The Black Sea Beach Library (Bulgaria); The Francis Trigge Chained Library (England); The Beer Crate Library (Germany); Hammock Library for the Deaf (Malawi); Horse-and-Donkey Library (Ethiopia); Stony Island Arts Bank (USA); The Library with No Rules - aka 'Reading Club 2000' (Philippines); Didier Muller's Libraire Urbaine (New Zealand)Foreword by Nancy PearlWritten by Diana Helmuth, author of The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft; How to Suffer Outside: A Beginner's Guide to Hiking and Backpacking; and winner of a 2022 National Outdoor Book Award.
Περίληψη
Explore 50 of the most unique libraries located in unknown spaces across the world in this beautiful book for travel-loving bibliophiles. From China's lonely library on a secluded beach to a roving military tank filled with 900 novels in Buenos Aires, this inspirational guide celebrates the great lengths humans will go to to assure access to books. Discover a library on four legs with the Camel Mobile Library Service in Kenya; book swap your latest read in a cool 1950s style fridge in New Zealand; or hike through the ethereal woodlands of Eas Mor in Scotland where a hidden library in a small log cabin awaits.
Each entry in this exquisite collection of must-visit athenaeums describes the library's purpose and its impact on the local community. Nothing brings people together quite like a good book. Inside Hidden Libraries: 50 enchanting, obscure and astounding libraries from around the world - some stationary, some mobile, some floating in mid-airFascinating insider knowledge and unique stories from each library's resident caretakerCaptivating photos accompany every entry and the exact location of each hidden library will also be revealedContents include: The Weapon of Mass Instruction Library, aka the War Tank (Argentina); The Black Sea Beach Library (Bulgaria); The Francis Trigge Chained Library (England); The Beer Crate Library (Germany); Hammock Library for the Deaf (Malawi); Horse-and-Donkey Library (Ethiopia); Stony Island Arts Bank (USA); The Library with No Rules - aka 'Reading Club 2000' (Philippines); Didier Muller's Libraire Urbaine (New Zealand)Foreword by Nancy PearlWritten by Diana Helmuth, author of The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft; How to Suffer Outside: A Beginner's Guide to Hiking and Backpacking; and winner of a 2022 National Outdoor Book Award.
Πληροφορίες προϊόντος
- Eκδότης Lonely Planet
- ISBN 9781837582723
- Κωδικός Ευριπίδη 040100086341
- Έτος κυκλοφορίας 2024
- Σελίδες 208
- Διαστάσεις 25χ19
- Βάρος 750 gr