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Empire of the Word
My awesome parents, knowing all about my obsession with words, recorded the Empire of the Word documentary series that aired on TVO last month for me. It was developed and narrated by the very impressive Alberto Manguel, author of A … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Manguel, books, censorship, History of the Book, literacy, moveable type, reading, science of language, television, the future of words, TVO, videos
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Lasting Impressions
The invention of Gutenberg’s printing press is leading in the moreintelligentlife.com poll for most the most important event of all time. I think it’s telling that even in this age of electronic publishing, 570 years after its invention, the power … Continue reading
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Tagged Gutenberg, History of the Book, moveable type, printing press, Stephen Fry, television, videos
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