Paper: Paging Through History

"Kurlansky's book is published with a deckle edge finish, a process that replaces the regular clean-cut trim of a page with a jagged, pulped roughness... It is a beautiful thing to hold and feel, and it presents a fine argument for the retention of paper as an aesthetically lusty object, let alone one that's thrived through centuries of change." -- The Observer "Paper is not what you would call a learned book, but one learns an awful lot from it, all packaged in Kurlansky's whipsmart prose." -- The Times "The history of paper is a history of cultural transmission, and Kurlansky tells it vividly in this compact, well-illustrated book." -- The New York Times "Kurlansky expertly argues a case for its [paper's] continuing survival." -- The Scotsman "... a kaleidoscopic history, an engaging gift book for trivia and history fans of all kinds." -- The Irish Times