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The way the world works : essays / Nicholson Baker. by Baker, Nicholson. Simon & Schuster, c2012. Call #: 814.54 B168w Subjects American essays -- 20th century. ISBN:  9781416572473 (hbk.) 1416572473 (hbk.) Edition:  1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. Description:  x, 317 p. ; 22 cm. Contents:  Life -- Reading -- Libraries and newspapers -- Technology -- War -- Last essay. Summary:  "Baker's second nonfiction collection, ranges over the map of life to examine what troubles us, what eases our pain, and what brings us joy. Baker moves from political controversy to the intimacy of his own life, from forgotten heroes of pacifism to airplane wings, telephones, paper mills, David Remnick, Joseph Pulitzer, the "OED," and the manufacture of the Venetian gondola. He writes about kite string and about the moment he met his wife, and he surveys our fascination with video games while attempting to beat his teenage son at "Modern Warfare 2." In a celebrated essay on Wikipedia, Baker describes his efforts to stem the tide of encyclopedic deletionism; in another, he charts the rise of e-readers; in a third he chronicles his Freedom of Information lawsuit against the San Francisco Public Library."--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 814.54 B168w Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 814.54 B168w Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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