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    <dateIssued encoding="marc">2018</dateIssued>
    <edition>First Simon &amp; Schuster hardcover edition.</edition>
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    <extent>317 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm</extent>
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  <abstract>Reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, the 1986 Los Angeles Public Library fire, while exploring the crucial role that libraries play in modern American culture.</abstract>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Susan Orlean.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-317)</note>
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    <geographic>California</geographic>
    <geographic>Los Angeles</geographic>
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