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The City of Words»rank: 19398par: Alberto Manguel
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Reading Pictures: What We Think About When We Look at Art»rank: 61640par: Alberto Manguel
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The Library at Night»rank: 4001par: Alberto Manguel
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Bulfinch's Mythology»rank: 73364par: Thomas Bulfinch
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With Borges»rank: 78373par: Alberto Manguel
Chroniques et points de vue:Amazon.ca:ln this elegant little memoir, winner of the Prix du Livre en Poitou-Charentes in 2003, Alberto Manguel recalls his visits with the famous literary master, Jorge Luis Borges, in Buenos Aires during the 1960s. When the two men first met in a bookstore, the blind Borges asked Manguel if he would be willing to read aloud to him in his apartment. The younger man agreed and thus began a fascinating friendship, one that gives the reader an intimate view into the arcane, magical life of one of the ... |
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A History Of Reading»rank: 76874par: Alberto Manguel
Chroniques et points de vue:Amazon.ca:Alberto Manguel is a consummate lover of books. l suspect that reading, for him, is somewhat akin to breathing--that intimate, that essential. An award-winning editor and writer, Manguel's widely varied publications include anthologies of erotica (The Gates of Paradise) and nature writing (By the Light of the Glow-Worm Lamp), a novel (News from a Foreign Country Came), and, in a category of its own, the classic Dictionary of lmaginary Places. A History of Reading is a tour de force, an elegant book, handsomely illustrated, thoroughly researched. As an ... |
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Penguin Modern Classics Famous Last Words»rank: 44539par: Timothy Findley
Chroniques et points de vue:Amazon.ca:Alberto Manguel is a consummate lover of books. l suspect that reading, for him, is somewhat akin to breathing--that intimate, that essential. An award-winning editor and writer, Manguel's widely varied publications include anthologies of erotica (The Gates of Paradise) and nature writing (By the Light of the Glow-Worm Lamp), a novel (News from a Foreign Country Came), and, in a category of its own, the classic Dictionary of lmaginary Places. A History of Reading is a tour de force, an elegant book, handsomely illustrated, thoroughly researched. As an ... |
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The Ecco Book of Christmas Stories»rank: 115304de: HarperCollins Canada / Ecco Press
Chroniques et points de vue:Amazon.ca:Alberto Manguel is a consummate lover of books. l suspect that reading, for him, is somewhat akin to breathing--that intimate, that essential. An award-winning editor and writer, Manguel's widely varied publications include anthologies of erotica (The Gates of Paradise) and nature writing (By the Light of the Glow-Worm Lamp), a novel (News from a Foreign Country Came), and, in a category of its own, the classic Dictionary of lmaginary Places. A History of Reading is a tour de force, an elegant book, handsomely illustrated, thoroughly researched. As an ... |
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The Secret Supper: A Novel»rank: 105090par: Javier Sierra
Chroniques et points de vue:Amazon.ca:Alberto Manguel is a consummate lover of books. l suspect that reading, for him, is somewhat akin to breathing--that intimate, that essential. An award-winning editor and writer, Manguel's widely varied publications include anthologies of erotica (The Gates of Paradise) and nature writing (By the Light of the Glow-Worm Lamp), a novel (News from a Foreign Country Came), and, in a category of its own, the classic Dictionary of lmaginary Places. A History of Reading is a tour de force, an elegant book, handsomely illustrated, thoroughly researched. As an ... |
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A Reading Diary»rank: 117081par: Alberto Manguel
Chroniques et points de vue:Amazon.ca:Subtitled 'A Year of Favourite Books,' this small volume combines ruminations by Alberto Manguel on 12 novels, memories of childhood (when he first read many of these books), shards of poetry, events in the daily news that link to the books, visits of friends and neighbours, and the turn of the seasons in his garden, as well as numerous apt quotes from a variety of sources. Manguel is a voracious, generous, and astute reader and he includes works from across the globe: Don Quixote, Kim, The Pillow Book, ... |
Sales of semiconductors in November indicate that consumer products such as LCD (liquid crystal display) TVs, digital music players, and other devices sold well during the holidays, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said Monday.
November chip sales rose 2.3 percent year-on-year to $23.1 billion, the SIA said.
Unit demand has far outpaced last year. But falling chip prices have hurt industry revenue, the chip association said. For example, DRAM (dynamic RAM) bit shipments grew 25 percent in the three months through mid-December, but average selling prices have declined 20 percent over the same period.
The association also noted that rising energy prices and concerns about the sub-prime lending issue in the U.S. do not appear to have had a significant impact on consumer spending for the holidays, the SIA said. The group reiterated its forecast that worldwide semiconductor sales will reach a new record in 2007. But it will take a stronger than expected December selling season to reach the 3.8 percent growth goal the group had forecast earlier this year, the SIA said.
Investment banking firm Credit Suisse was not as optimistic as the SIA.
The November data was below normal seasonal trends, noted analyst John Pitzer, in a report on Monday. Even if December reaches its normal seasonal growth, 2007 industry revenue will only reach $255.7 billion, up 3.2 percent over last year. The growth percentage would fall short of the SIA's 3.8 percent target.
The slow November prompted Credit Suisse to lower its 2008 chip industry revenue forecast to 9.4 percent year-on-year growth, down from a previous target of 13 percent.