A History of Reading

Atonemagicalinstantinyourearlychildhood,the?pageofabook—thatstringofconfused,alienciphers—shiveredintomeaning,andatthatmoment,?wholeuniversesopened.Youbecame,irrevocably,a?reader.NotedessayistandeditorAlbertoManguel?movesfromthisessentialmomenttoexplorethe?six-thousand-year-oldconversationbetweenwords?andthatherowithoutwhomthebookwouldbea?lifelessobject:thereader.Manguelbrilliantlycovers?readingasseduction,asrebellion,andasobsession?andgoesontotracethequirkyandfascinating?historyofthereader’sprogressfromclaytabletto?scroll,codextoCD-ROM.,