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** Richard Ovenden243k Wordscompleted The preservation of knowledge has always been an arduous struggle: the ancient Library of Alexandria declined due to mismanagement; Lord Bodley's huge investment enabled the new library in Oxford to be built; the Nazi regime set fire to thousands of Jewish books; Kafka's manuscripts may not be seen in future generations because of his lifetime will. In this book, Richard Ovenden, Director of the Bodleian Library, spans three thousand years of historical records and materials, introduces the hist 4Reads5.8Score—Shelves