Susan Orlean, THE LIBRARY BOOK, 2018 Hardcover, SIGNED , 1ST Edition, Very Good

Description: Susan Orlean, THE LIBRARY BOOK, 2018 Hardcover, SIGNED , 1ST Edition, Very Good Hardcover book in very good, very clean condition. No dust jacket as issued. Very clean text. THE LIBRARY BOOK by Susan Orlean, published in 2018 by Simon & Schuster. SIGNED on the signature page by the author. 317 pages. $5.25 domestic shipping. International shipping at cost. Please email with any questions. This is a signed copy of The Library Book by Susan Orlean, published by Simon & Schuster in 2018. The book is a first edition hardcover in very good condition. The 317 page nonfiction narrative is a historical account of the 1986 fire at the main branch of the Los Angeles Public Library, which destroyed more than 400,000 books and damaged another 700,000. It is a must-read for anyone interested in history and books. The Library Book is a 2018 non-fiction book by Susan Orlean about the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library. It received strongly favorable reviews and became a New York Times Best Seller.Development and publication[edit]When Orlean's son had a school assignment to interview a city employee, he chose a librarian and together they visited the Studio City branch of the Los Angeles Public Library system which reignited her own childhood passion for libraries.[1] The immersive project involved three years of research and two years of writing.[2] Orlean hired a fact-checker to ensure the book was accurate, explaining, "I don't want a substantial error that changes the meaning of my book, but I also don't want silly errors".[3]The Library Book was published by Simon & Schuster on October 16, 2018.[4] The first edition was 336 pages.[4]Subject matter[edit]Los-angeles-central-libraryThe Library Book alternates between a true-crime work on the suspicion of arson in the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library; and a broader history of that library and Orlean's personal devotion to libraries in general, especially as the site of fond memories she shared with her mother.Regarding the suspected arson, Orlean traces the story of suspect Harry Peak, who was arrested but ultimately not tried in a criminal trial for arson, due to the weakness of evidence against him. Peak and the City of Los Angeles settled dueling civil suits shortly before Peak’s death from complications of HIV/AIDS in 1993.

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