false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175182996m/488447.jpg 488447 8 Nicholas Flood, an unassuming eighteenth-century London printer, specializes in novelty books -- books that nestle into one another, books comprised of one spare sentence, books that emit the sounds of crashing waves. When his work captures the attention of an eccentric Slovakian count, Flood is summoned to a faraway castle -- a moving labyrinth that embodies the count's obsession with puzzles -- where he is commissioned to create the infinite book, the ultimate never-ending story. Probing the nature of books, the human thirst for knowledge, and the pursuit of immortality, <I>Salamander</I> careens through myth and metaphor as Flood travels the globe in search of materials for the elusive book without end.<P> 2493190 2001 Salamander total:113|5:29|4:34|3:36|2:11|1:3| 113 414 162 20 3 0 false false Thu May 14 04:49:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 05:22:34 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 04:49:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Fri Jan 11 01:35:26 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 02:21:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 14 13:29:48 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 14 13:30:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 25 05:11:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 05:11:00 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Dec 13 04:04:49 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 04:06:42 -0800 2008 5 0 true false Fri Mar 11 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Apr 26 16:52:12 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 17:01:48 -0700 2009 1 4 0 true false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 10:23:39 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 13 13:20:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Apr 03 17:47:57 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 03 18:10:42 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Mar 22 19:04:10 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 19:20:22 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Oct 27 13:32:21 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 13:42:58 -0700 2008
This is going in my re-read pile s...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Dec 28 18:49:33 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 18:52:55 -0800 2007 Salamander is an interesting story about the very essence of books. First examining the type and the bindings, and then travelling deeper in to the hidden meanings and mysterious places locked within books, Salamander will ensure that you ne...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 12:38:28 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 10:37:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 06:59:17 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 03:18:27 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Aug 19 19:14:11 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 19 19:15:38 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Feb 03 13:45:39 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 21:50:46 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 21:53:09 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Apr 26 20:37:45 -0700 2008 Sat May 10 04:34:47 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Mar 04 20:18:26 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 20:26:08 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jun 28 07:25:07 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 07:27:54 -0700 2007 2 0 true false Sun Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 31 08:04:10 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 09 12:14:57 -0800 2008 1 3 0 false false Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu Jun 07 01:53:22 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 07 01:53:41 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=488447