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Knowing what we know : the transmission of knowledge, from ancient wisdom to modern magic / Simon Winchester.
Examining such disciplines as education, journalism, encyclopedia creation, museum curation, photography and broadcasting, an award-winning writer explores how humans have attained, stored, and disseminated knowledge.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063142886
- ISBN: 0063142880
- Physical Description: xii, 415 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-392) and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Knowledge, Sociology of. Thought and thinking. Information technology > Social aspects. Information behavior. |
| Genre: | Instructional and educational works. |
Available copies
- 24 of 25 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 25 total copies.
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| Albright Memorial Library | 306.42 WINCHES (Text) | 50686016292372 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library | 306.4 WIN (Text) | 37268003159381 | AHMFL Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Altoona Area Public Library | 306.42 WIN (Text) | 33240005162592 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Annie Halenbake Ross Library | 306.42 Win (Text)
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In Memoriam of Charles M. Flaig
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00158140 | ADULT Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Coudersport Public Library | 306.42 WIN (Text) | 30183000706828 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Degenstein Community Library | FIC 306.4 WINCHESTER (Text) | 35031301254930 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| DuBois Public Library | 306.42 WINCHESTER (Text)
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In Memory of Ted Reitz
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| Emmaus Public Library | 306.42 WINC (Text) | 36446002088576 | Adult Recent Reads | Available | - |
| Gettysburg Library | 306.42 WINCHESTER (Text)
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Lillian H. Smoke Named Endowment, 2023
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| Hamburg Public Library | 306.42 WIN (Text) | 33249025124474 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
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