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100 1  Battles, Matthew. 
245 10 Library :|ban unquiet history /|cMatthew Battles. 
250    1st ed. 
260    New York :|bW.W. Norton,|c2003. 
300    x, 245 p. :|bill. ;|c22 cm. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Reading the library -- Burning Alexandria -- The house of 
       wisdom -- The battle of the books -- Books for all -- 
       Knowledge on fire -- Lost in the stacks. 
650  0 Libraries|xHistory. 
650  0 Libraries and society|xHistory. 
650  0 Books|xHistory.