{"product_id":"9781501307324","title":"Bookshelf","description":"Author: Pyne,Lydia\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781501307324\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Mar 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 152 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.\u003cbr\u003e Every shelf is different and every bookshelf tells a different story. One bookshelf can creak with character in a bohemian coffee shop and another can groan with gravitas in the Library of Congress. \u003ci\u003eW\u003c\/i\u003eriter and historian Lydia Pyne finds bookshelves to be holders not just of books but of so many other things- values, vibes, and verbs that can be contained and displayed in the buildings and rooms of contemporary human existence. With a shrewd eye toward this particular moment in the history of books, Pyne takes the reader on a tour of the bookshelf that leads critically to this juncture- amid rumors of the death of book culture, why is the life of the bookshelf in full bloom?\u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619385233566,"sku":"UBD-9781501307324","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781501307324.jpg?v=1773898313","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781501307324","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}