| 000 -LEADER |
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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| control field |
21290658 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20230608133244.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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191105t20192018nyua b 000 0 eng d |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2019457451 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781476740195 |
| Qualifying information |
paperback |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN |
9781476740188 |
| Qualifying information |
hardcover |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN |
9781476740201 |
| Qualifying information |
eBook |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
| -- |
UOC |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
n-us-ca |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
027.479494 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| Item number |
SUS |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Orlean, Susan |
| Relator term |
auhtor. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
4153 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The library book / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Susan Orlean. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First Simon & Schuster trade Paperback Edition. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2019. |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
© 2018 by Susan Orlean. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
319 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content type term |
text |
| Content type code |
txt |
| Source |
rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media type term |
unmediated |
| Media type code |
n |
| Source |
rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier type term |
volume |
| Carrier type code |
nc |
| Source |
rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes topics and questions for discussion and a conversation with Susan Orlean. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
|---|
| General note |
"A constant pleasure to read ... Everybody who lovers books should check out the library Book"___ The Washington Post (cover page). |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Susan Orlean is the author of Orchid Thief (cover page). |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
|---|
| Summary, etc. |
On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, patrons and staff outside the building realized this was not the usual fire alarm. As one fireman recounted, "Once that first stack got going, it was 'Goodbye, Charlie.'" The fire was disastrous, reaching 2000 degrees and burning for more than seven hours. It consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more. More than thirty years later, the mystery remains: Did someone purposefully set fire to the library--and if so, who? Susan Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the more significant, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries across the country and around the world, from their humble beginnings as a metropolitan charitable initiative to their current status as a cornerstone of national identity; brings each department of the library to vivid life through on-the-ground reporting; studies arson and attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; reflects on her own experiences in libraries; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL more than thirty years ago. Along the way, Orlean introduces us to an unforgettable cast of characters from libraries past and present--from Mary Foy, who, in 1880, at eighteen years old, was named the head of the Los Angeles Public Library at a time when men still dominated the role, to Dr. C.J.K. Jones, a pastor, citrus farmer, and polymath known as "The Human Encyclopedia" who roamed the library dispensing information; from Charles Lummis, a wildly eccentric journalist, and adventurer who was determined to make the L.A. library one of the best in the world, to the current staff, who do heroic work every day to ensure that their institution remains a vital part of the city it serves.<br/> |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
|---|
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
Los Angeles Public Library. |
| Subordinate unit |
Central Library |
| General subdivision |
Fire, 1986. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
4155 |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
|---|
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
Los Angeles Public Library. |
| Subordinate unit |
Central Library |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
4155 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
|---|
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Public libraries |
| Geographic subdivision |
California |
| -- |
Los Angeles |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
4154 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
|---|
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Arson investigation. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
4156 |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| 9 (RLIN) |
2832 |
| Geographic name |
Los Angeles (Calif.) |
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7 |
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cbc |
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| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Koha item type |
Book |
