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1	History of Reading more books like this by A Manguel add to wishlist A book devoted to that mysterious and possibly endangered activity: reading. It starts with the truism, often forgotten, that without the reader no books would exist--and no literature. Noted essayist and anthologist Alberto Manguels takes the "reader" on a fantastic voyage across the continents and centuries to trace the lost chapters the "book" ... see all copies from £1.33! new only from £8.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The Library at Night more books like this by Alberto Manguel add to wishlist Inspired by the process of creating a library for his fifteenth-century home near the Loire in France, Alberto Manguel, the acclaimed writer on books and reading, has taken up the subject of libraries. 'Libraries', he says, 'have always seemed to me pleasantly mad places, and for as long as I can remember I've been seduced by their labyrinthine ... see all copies from £4.05! new only from £8.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic more books like this by A Manguel add to wishlist This volume contains brief descriptions--including approximate geographical location, relevant wildlife, and climate conditions--for over 1200 of the world most well-know fictional settings--everywhere from Tolkien's Middle Earth and Crichton's Jurassic Park to Coleridge's Xanadu and Defoe's Speranza (where Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked). ... see all copies from £6.05! new only from £6.23! \| first editions
4	Homer's the Iliad and the Odyssey: A Biography more books like this by Alberto Manguel add to wishlist No one knows if there was a man named Homer, but there is no little doubt that the epic poems assembled under his name form the cornerstone of Western literature. "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey," with their incomparable tales of the Trojan War, brace Achilles, Ulysses and Penelope, the Cyclops, the beautiful Helen of Troy, and the petulant gods, are ... see all copies from £3.29! new only from £5.72!
5	Into the Looking-Glass Wood: Essays on Books, Reading, and the World more books like this by Alberto Manguel, Andre Bernard (Editor) add to wishlist Manguel, one of the preeminent writers on the pleasures of reading, here offers 23 essays on his own experiences between the covers of his favorite books, looking fondly at authors such as Borges, Cortazar, and Chesterton. He also writes of his political interests, his bibliophilia, and his childhood. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.46! \| first editions
6	Watteau in Venice more books like this by Philippe Sollers, Alberto Manguel (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from £6.08! new only from £40.91! \| first editions
7	The City of Words more books like this by Alberto Manguel add to wishlist What is the role of the storyteller in 21st Century society? Do stories possess the power to change the world we live in? In this most original and stimulating study Alberto Manguel, award winning author of "A History of Reading", sets out to investigate the ways in which stories can lend an identity to a whole society. From "Gilgamesh" to the ... see all copies from £6.73! new only from £9.31! \| signed copies
8	Kipling: A Brief Biography more books like this by Alberto Manguel add to wishlist A short biography intended to introduce readers to an extraordinary writer. see all copies from £6.83! new only from £11.51!
9	A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books more books like this by Alberto Manguel add to wishlist Alberto Manguel, the Argentinean writer and critic, roams around the world and thinks about what he is reading. In these thoughtful appreciations, he ponders writers as diverse as H.G. Wells and Mavis Gallant, Conan Doyle and Goethe, Margaret Atwood and Sei Shonagon. He also makes offbeat observations, provides the origin of the word "nostalgia," ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.54! \| first editions
10	With Borges more books like this by Alberto Manguel add to wishlist In 1964, a blind writer (and voracious reader) in his sixties approached a sixteen-year old bookstore clerk in Buenos Aires and asked if the latter would be interested in a part-time job reading aloud. The boy accepted, and did so for four years, bringing books by Kipling, Stevenson, Henry James and many others alive three or four times a week. ... see all copies from £1.52! new only from £1.52!
11	By the Light of the Glow-Worm Lamp more books like this by Alberto Maguel, Alberto Manguel (Editor) add to wishlist From ancient Greece to the close of the second millennium, the keen scientific eye has been translated over and over into graceful and meaningful texts in which not only the world observed but the act of observation itself is set down for the common reader. By the Light of the Glow-Worm Lamp represents the best of the nature-writing genre in ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £10.22! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Dictionary of Imaginary Places more books like this by Alberto Manguel add to wishlist Throughout the ages, writers have created an astonishing diversity of imaginary places, worlds of enchantment, horror and delight. This guidebook takes the reader on a tour of more than 1200 imaginary cities, islands, countries, and contintents, from Homer to the late 1990s. Places visited include Atlantis, Dracula's Castle, Middle Earth, ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	In Another Part of the Forest:: An Anthology of Gay Short Fiction more books like this by Alberto Manguel, Craig Stephenson add to wishlist An authoritative collection of short stories on male homosexuality by gay and non-gay writers, including William Faulkner, Anne Beattie, Yukio Mishima, Daphne Du Maurier, Ray Bradbury, John Cheever, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Sherwood Anderson, and more. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.79! \| first editions
14 view cover	A Reading Diary more books like this by Alberto Manguel add to wishlist While traveling, Manguel was struck by how the novel he was reading seemed to reflect the social chaos of the world he was living in. He decided to keep a diary of these moments, reading a book a month and recording his observations, which provides an enthralling adventure in literature and life. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.23! \| first editions
15	Dark Arrows Great Stories of R more books like this by Alberto Manguel (Editor) add to wishlist Third in a series of brilliant anthologies edited by Alberto Manguel, Dark Arrows explores the subject of revenge and its undeniable satisfaction, from subtle, sweet revenge to annihilating retaliation. Previously announced in September Advance. see all copies from £4.98! first editions
16 view cover	Other Fires: Short Fiction by Latin American Women more books like this by Manguel add to wishlist see all copies from £5.61! signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Homer's the Iliad and the Odyssey more books like this by Alberto Manguel add to wishlist While it is unknown if there ever was a man named Homer, there is no doubt that the epic poems assembled under his name form the cornerstone of Western literature, feeding our imagination for over two and a half millennia. "The Iliad and The Odyssey," with their tales of the Trojan War, Achilles, Ulysses and Penelope, the Sirens, the Cyclops, ... see all copies from £9.10! new only from £9.10!
18	News from Foreign by Manguel add to wishlist see all copies from £1.25! signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Fathers & Sons more books like this by Alberto Manguel, Chronicle Books add to wishlist An exceptional collection of complete short stories, each selection accompanied by a provocative introduction from Manguel. Contributors include Richard Ford, Kensaburo Oe, Ethan Canin, Franz Kafka, and others. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £31.95! \| first editions
20 view cover	Magic Land of Toys more books like this by Alberto Manguel add to wishlist More than 500 rare and beautiful toys from the renowned collection of Paris' Musie des Arts Dicoratifs are photographed by Pintado in tableaux of children's playrooms from 1870 to the present. These unearthly photographs alternate with text by Manguel that mingles the real and the imaginary, retelling both well-known and obscure children's stories. see all copies from £27.75! new only from £27.75! \| first editions
21	Gates of Paradise, The: An Anthology: Of Erotic Short Fiction more books like this by Alberto Manguel add to wishlist A collection of 35 stories by critically acclaimed writers that illuminates the infinite variety of erotic experience. Among the classic and contemporary tales are "Desire and the Black Masseur" by Tennessee Williams, "The Slut of the Normandy Coast" by Marguerite Duras, and "Wicked Girl" by Isabel Allende. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £18.71! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Second Gates of Paradise: The Anthology of Erotic Short Fiction more books like this by Alberto Mangeul, Alberto Manguel add to wishlist In this volume of the eagerly-awaited sequel to Alberto Manguel's bestselling erotic anthology, a new selection of internationally distinguish authors, including Tennessee Williams and Dorothy Allison, offer more unforgettable tales of ecstasy and desire. see all copies from £6.15! signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The Second Gates of Paradise more books like this by Alberto Manguel add to wishlist see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61!
24 view cover	The Gates of Paradise more books like this by Alberto Manguel add to wishlist see all copies from £5.61! first editions
25	Other fires : short fiction more books like this by Alberto Manguel add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24!

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