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The list was criticized as biased towards English-language books, particularly those published by American authors. [3] Nigerian academic Ainehi Edoro criticized the lack of literature by African authors and the predominance of American literature on the list and called the list "an act of cultural erasure". [4]
The purpose of the annual list is to provide librarians and library workers with a resource to use for collection development and readers advisory purposes." [1] In addition there is a "Best of the Best" list of the top 10 titles, made available since 1997. [2] The list has been published since 1930 when it was founded as "Best Books for Young ...
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A copy of De integritatis et corruptionis virginum notis kept in the Wellcome Library, believed to be bound in human skin Anthropodermic bibliopegy —the binding of books in human skin—peaked in the 19th century. The practice was most popular amongst doctors, who had access to cadavers in their profession. It was nonetheless a rare phenomenon even at the peak of its popularity, and ...
The year 2023, is a Dark Age for the mutant race and for humans, since the worst people of humanity rule the world and mutant hunter robots known as Sentinels slaughter mutants and their human allies. 2014 Big Hero 6: Don Hall and Chris Williams: San Francisco was rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake with a Japanese motif, and renamed San ...
Charlie books: Roald Dahl: 2: 1964, 1972: completed: unspecified location ... shape-shifting and elemental non-human: Similar to east coast of USA [84] Outcast Season ...
Anthropodermic bibliopegy is the practice of binding books in human skin. As of April 2022, The Anthropodermic Book Project has examined 31 out of 50 books [1] in public institutions supposed to have anthropodermic bindings, of which 18 have been confirmed as human and 13 have been demonstrated to be non-human leather instead. [1] [2]
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin is a 2020 non-fiction book by the medical librarian and death-positive advocate Megan Rosenbloom. Dealing with anthropodermic bibliopegy , the binding of books in human skin, it expounds upon Rosenbloom's research on such books and their ...