ViaList on WikipediaThis infographic was created in late 2010.As you will see in the most current list courtesy of ALA there has been a bit of movement in the last couple of years and no library on the list has less 3 million items.Screenshot of the current top 30:
A Bottle Book For Heineken
Here is what the creative agency Cloud Factory came up with for the design of Heineken's new global brand book.It's called "The Heineken Bottle Book" and according to the creators is produced using a "design innovation unseen in book making." Based on the shape of Heineken's iconic bottle the design "employs folding and binding techniques in an innovative and new way to reveal a “message in a bottle” that will never disappear on any bookshelf."I'll drink to that.via DesignTAXI
Bad Dog! A 17th Century Canine Book Review
The illustration above appears in the 1697 book, Critique historique, politique, morale, economique et comique sur les lotteries by Gregorio Leti.Leti was a vocal critic of the Catholic Church and of the Pope. His works earned him a spot on the Church's infamous list of prohibited books, the Index Librorum Prohibitorum.As a close up of the image reveals the dogs didn't take to kindly to the stream of books invading their space.And here is the amazing title page illustration from the book:The entire book is available for your perusal thanks to the Folger Shakespeare Libraryh/t Ptak Science Books: Dogs as Book Reviewers, 1697
Surprise! E-Books & Print Books Can Coexist
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Star Trek for the Holidays
This holiday season's must have for the Trekkie in your life is the new book; "Star Trek Federation - The First 150 Years."Published by 47NORTH, this "deluxe history book" focuses on the founding and early years of "the United Federation of Planets" - you remember that interplanetary alliance that explored the galaxy committed to keeping its members safe from Klingons, Romulans, and other villains. illustration by Mark McHaleyThe book is heavily illustrated and in a pocket inside the rear cover you'll find "documents from the Federation Archives," including a handwritten letter by a young Jim Kirk to his mother.The book is housed in...