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Steven Roger Fischer's fascinating book traces the complete story of reading from the time when symbol first became sign through to the electronic texts of the present day. A broad, accessible history which assesses the future of reading and examines the impact of computers and the internet, as well as modern theories of how reading is processed by the brain.

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A sweeping, multidisciplinary overview of the evolution and transformations of reading. . . . To help his readers understand the history of reading, Fischer employs rhetorical flair, short sentences, jargon-free writing, interesting anecdotes, and most of all, thoughtful examples and readily recognizable analogies --Seiwoong Oh Sixteenth Century Journal (12/1/2004 12:00:00 AM) This book is one that can be picked up and dipped into at almost any page with the certainty that one will find much of interest.-- The Indexer (4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM)

This book is one that can be picked up and dipped into at almost any page with the certainty that one will find much of interest. --The Indexer (04/01/2004) A sweeping, multidisciplinary overview of the evolution and transformations of reading. . . . To help his readers understand the history of reading, Fischer employs rhetorical flair, short sentences, jargon-free writing, interesting anecdotes, and most of all, thoughtful examples and readily recognizable analogies -- (12/01/2004)

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Steven Roger Fischer is Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures in Auckland, New Zealand. A History of Reading is the final book in Fischer's trilogy for Reaktion, which also includes A History of Language and A History of Writing.

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