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JewishEncyclopedia.com - GENIZAH
The storeroom or depository in a synagogue; a cemetery in which worn-out and heretical or disgraced Hebrew books or papers are placed. A genizah serves therefore the twofold purpose of preserving good things from harm and bad things from harming.
Why women read more than men | Books | The Observer
New research to be released tomorrow suggests that nearly half of women are avid readers who cannot put a book down once they begin it and who reliably get through a long list of titles in an average year. Men, on the other hand, are much less likely to keep up this sort of pace. Twice as many men as women admitted that they never finish a book.
In Defense of the Kindle - The Atlantic (March 5, 2009) - Matthew Battles
Yet the culture of letters has always been subject to disruption and transformation. Indeed, since the advent of print, technologies of the book have changed dramatically, and with them the book’s place in society. The world of letters not only transcends these technological changes—it thrives because of them. Were that not the case, the cultural continuity that Birkerts holds so dear would have been lost long ago.
Resisting the Kindle - The Atlantic (March 2, 2009) - Sven Birkerts
Turning up a quote by tapping a keyboard is not the same as, say, going to Bartlett’s—it short-circuits all contact with the contextual order that books represent. As I see it, the Kindle ethos—offering print by subscription, arriving from a vast, undifferentiated cyber-emporium out there—abets the decimation of context.
The Listen Up Awards: The Best Audios of 2008 - 1/5/2009 - Publishers Weekly
Although we've narrowed the best audio releases of 2008 to four titles, our additional lists of the finest releases in various categories show what a strong year it was for audiobooks.
The 10 Best Cookbooks Of 2008 : NPR
If last year's books tried to teach you everything from shucking a clam to boning a duck, this year the point is just to get in the kitchen and cook.
Stephen King’s 10 best list | csmonitor.com
Entertainment Weekly asked Stephen King to name his favorite 2008 books. If you imagine that you can guess what would appeal to Stephen King you’re probably wrong.
The 10 Best Books of 2008 - NYTimes.com
The editors of the Book Review have selected these titles from the list of 100 Notable Books of 2008.
Readerville
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Bibliothèque numérique de Roubaix
BIENVENUE SUR la bibliothèque numérique consacrée au patrimoine roubaisien. Vous trouverez ici des documents numérisés (image, texte, son, vidéo), librement consultables et utilisables.
Heures d'Isabeau de Roubaix - enluminures
Ce manuscrit est constitué de 191 feuillets de velin. Reliure avec des ais de bois, couvrure en veau brun estampé. Volume in-4°, de 232 x 165 mm.
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