Title:
A well-read woman : the life, loves, and legacy of Ruth Rappaport / Kate Stewart.
ISBN:
9781503904156
9781503904149
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Little A, [2019]
Physical Description:
xv, 382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Contents:
Part I: Everybody who was forbidden : Leipzig, 1923-1938 -- Part II: A whole world of ideas : Zurich, 1938-1939 -- Part III: Your life is a battle, your peace a victory : Seattle, 1939-1945 -- Part IV: Don't bet on it : Seattle and San Francisco, 1945-1947 -- Part V: It is all such a vicious circle ; Palestine/Israel, 1948-1949 -- Part VI: What else can one do in this mad world? : Paris, New York, and Berkeley, 1950-1959 -- Part VII: Ruthie's little empire : Okinawa and Vietnam, 1959-1970 -- Part VIII: Some days I wonder what ever made me become a cataloger : Washington, DC, 1971-1993 -- Part IX: Come sit awhile : Washington, DC, 1971-2010.
Summary:
"For forty years, book by book, one librarian saved our nation. This is her story. Books were the one constant in a life full of trauma and turmoil, and Ruth Rappaport always turned to them for reassurance, renewal, and solace when she had no one and nothing else ... Above all, this book is a tribute to a teenage girl who understood the power of forbidden books: that by reading them she would find a way to liberate herself. She devoted the rest of her long life to liberating them for the readers of the world. That includes you."--Jacket.
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OCLC Number:
on1091319102
Availability:
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