The library book
(Media Player)
Author:
Published:
Solon, OH : Findaway World, LLC, [2018].
Format:
Media Player
Edition:
Unabridged, [Playaway].
Physical Desc:
1 audio media player (approximately 12 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Status:
1 copy on order.
Description
On the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, the patrons and staff who had been cleared out of the building realized this was not the usual false alarm. As one fireman recounted later, "Once that first stack got going, it was 'Goodbye, Charlie.'" The fire was disastrous: it reached 2000 degrees and burned for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more. Investigators descended on the scene, but more than thirty years later, the mystery remains: Did someone purposefully set fire to the library -- and, if so, who?
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace Playaway
PA ORL
On Shelf
Location
Call Number
Status
Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library On Order
ON ORDER
On Order
More Details
Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9781987145564
Notes
General Note
Title from Playaway label.
General Note
"HDAUDIO."
General Note
Previously released by Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2018.
General Note
One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback.
General Note
Release date supplied by publisher.
Participants/Performers
Read by the author.
Description
On the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, the patrons and staff who had been cleared out of the building realized this was not the usual false alarm. As one fireman recounted later, "Once that first stack got going, it was 'Goodbye, Charlie.'" The fire was disastrous: it reached 2000 degrees and burned for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more. Investigators descended on the scene, but more than thirty years later, the mystery remains: Did someone purposefully set fire to the library -- and, if so, who?
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Orlean, S. (2018). The library book. Unabridged, [Playaway]. Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Orlean, Susan. 2018. The Library Book. Findaway World, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Orlean, Susan, The Library Book. Findaway World, LLC, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Orlean, Susan. The Library Book. Unabridged, [Playaway]. Findaway World, LLC, 2018.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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