search for books and compare prices
Andrew Piper has written 9 work(s)
Search for other authors with the same name
displaying 1 to 9 |
at end
show results in order: alphabetically | oldest to newest | newest to oldest
Andrew Piper grew up liking books and loving computers. While occasionally burying his nose in books, he was going to computer camp, programming his Radio Shack TRS-80, and playing Pong. His eventual love of reading made him a historian of the book and a connoisseur of print, but as a card-carrying member of the first digital generationâand the father of two digital nativesâhe understands that we live in electronic times. Book Was There is Piperâs surprising and always entertaining essay on reading in an e-reader world. Much ink has been spilled lamenting or championing the decline of printed books, but Piper shows that the rich history of reading itself offers unexpected clues to what lies in store for books, print or digital. From medieval manuscript books to todayâs playable media and interactive urban fictions, Piper explores the manifold ways that physical media have shaped how we read, while also observing his own children as they face the struggles and triumphs of learning to read. In doing so, he uncovers the intimate connections we develop with our reading materialsâhow we hold them, look at them, share them, play with them, and even where we read themâand shows how reading is interwoven with our experiences in life. Piper reveals that readingâs many identities, past and present, on page and on screen, are the key to helping us understand the kind of reading we care about and how new technologies willâand will notâchange old habits. Contending that our experience of reading belies naive generalizations about the future of books, Book Was There is an elegantly argued and thoroughly up-to-date tribute to the endurance of books in our ever-evolving digital world.
Hardcover:
9780226669786 | Univ of Chicago Pr, October 18, 2012, cover price $22.50 | About this edition: Andrew Piper grew up liking books and loving computers.
Paperback:
9780226103488 | Reprint edition (Univ of Chicago Pr, August 28, 2013), cover price $15.00
Product Description: At the turn of the nineteenth century, publishing houses in London, New York, Paris, Stuttgart, and Berlin produced books in ever greater numbers. But it was not just the advent of mass printing that created the eraâs âbookishâ culture...read more
Paperback:
9780226103518 | Reprint edition (Univ of Chicago Pr, July 30, 2013), cover price $20.00 | About this edition: At the turn of the nineteenth century, publishing houses in London, New York, Paris, Stuttgart, and Berlin produced books in ever greater numbers.
Product Description: At the turn of the nineteenth century, publishing houses in London, New York, Paris, Stuttgart, and Berlin produced books in ever greater numbers. But it was not just the advent of mass printing that created the eraâs âbookishâ culture...read more
Hardcover:
9780226669724 | 1 edition (Univ of Chicago Pr, July 15, 2009), cover price $43.00 | About this edition: At the turn of the nineteenth century, publishing houses in London, New York, Paris, Stuttgart, and Berlin produced books in ever greater numbers.
Product Description: Widely considered the father of German literature, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a polymath whose life and thoughts made a huge impact on European philosophy, science, and literature. This scrupulously-researched biography explores the philosophical preoccupations that drove Goethe to become a prolific poet, novelist, and playwright, and also examines the ways in which he was both influenced by and exerted influenced upon the tenets of the European Enlightenment...read more
Paperback:
9781843919100 | Hesperus Pr, April 1, 2010, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Widely considered the father of German literature, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a polymath whose life and thoughts made a huge impact on European philosophy, science, and literature.
Product Description: In ÂThe Madwoman on a Pilgrimage,â a manâs passion for a woman is sharedÂrather inconvenientlyÂby his son, and both declare themselves her suitors. The woman struggles to escape their pursuits by implying a rather indelicate state of affairs...read more
Paperback:
9781843911791 | Hesperus Pr, April 1, 2010, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: In ÂThe Madwoman on a Pilgrimage,â a manâs passion for a woman is sharedÂrather inconvenientlyÂby his son, and both declare themselves her suitors.
Product Description: "Use of this book will save you time and money" Samuel West"Indispensable to the young actor" Sir Peter Hall "A useful guide" Richard Eyre"The wide range of information and contacts should be a huge help to those undertaking their new journey" Judi Dench"An excellent guide for those at the outset of their careers" The StageActors' Yearbook is a comprehensive reference guide to acting for television, film and theatre...read more
Paperback:
9780713684711 | A & C Black, November 1, 2007, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: "Use of this book will save you time and money" Samuel West"Indispensable to the young actor" Sir Peter Hall "A useful guide" Richard Eyre"The wide range of information and contacts should be a huge help to those undertaking their new journey" Judi Dench"An excellent guide for those at the outset of their careers" The StageActors' Yearbook is a comprehensive reference guide to acting for television, film and theatre.
Serving as a guide to acting for television, film and theatre, this work lists contact names and addresses for various sections of the acting world, from agents to production companies. It includes articles covering topics such as Starting your Own Theatre Company, Casting for Television, An Actor's Guide to Finance, and a Casting Calendar.
Paperback:
9780713673852 | A & C Black, December 30, 2006, cover price $42.95 | About this edition: Serving as a guide to acting for television, film and theatre, this work lists contact names and addresses for various sections of the acting world, from agents to production companies.
Product Description: Arriving at the family manor, the Major scarcely recognizes his tall, elegant niece as she rushes out to greet him. Surprise soon turns to satisfaction as he learns that she has confessed to being in love with himÂand he a 50-year-old man! Instantly turning his attention to his appearance, he determines to transform himself into a suitable lover for a young girl...read more
Paperback:
9781843911005 | Hesperus Pr, November 30, 2004, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Arriving at the family manor, the Major scarcely recognizes his tall, elegant niece as she rushes out to greet him.
Hardcover:
9780312419455 | Palgrave Macmillan, March 1, 1985, cover price $35.00
displaying 1 to 9 |
at end