Quiet, Please
Scott Douglas
A humorist and honest look at a life in public service.
For most of us, librarians are the quiet people behind the desk, who, apart from the occasional "shush," vanish into the background.
But in Quiet, Please, McSweeney's contributor Scott Douglas puts the quirky caretakers of our literature front and center. With a keen eye for the absurd and a Kesey-esque cast of characters (witness the librarian who is sure Thomas Pynchon is Julia Roberts's latest flame), Douglas takes us where few readers have gone before.
Punctuated by his own highly subjective research into library history-from Andrew Carnegie's Gilded Age to today's Afghanistan-Douglas gives us a surprising (and sometimes hilarious) look at the lives which make up the social institution that is his library.
Duration - 7h 54m.
Author - Scott Douglas.
Narrator - Kevin Wagner.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2008 Scott La Counte ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
A humorist and honest look at a life in public service. For most of us, librarians are the quiet people behind the desk, who, apart from the occasional "shush," vanish into the background. But in Quiet, Please, McSweeney's contributor Scott Douglas puts the quirky caretakers of our literature front and center. With a keen eye for the absurd and a Kesey-esque cast of characters (witness the librarian who is sure Thomas Pynchon is Julia Roberts's latest flame), Douglas takes us where few readers have gone before. Punctuated by his own highly subjective research into library history-from Andrew Carnegie's Gilded Age to today's Afghanistan-Douglas gives us a surprising (and sometimes hilarious) look at the lives which make up the social institution that is his library. Duration - 7h 54m. Author - Scott Douglas. Narrator - Kevin Wagner. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2008 Scott La Counte ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
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CHAPTER 372.6 – LIBR
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CHAPTER 004.16 – GATE
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CHAPTER 355.0097 – BOOT
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CHAPTER 973.931 – WELC
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CHAPTER 378.1616 – DMAN
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CHAPTER 641.5 – POPC
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CHAPTER 808.543 – STOR
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CHAPTER 656 – SHUT
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CHAPTER 796.43 – HOWT
Duration:00:21:46
CHAPTER 658.8 – READ
Duration:00:14:18
CHAPTER 362.42088 – PRIE
Duration:00:29:59
CHAPTER 973.917 – FRON
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INTERMISSION
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CHAPTER 428.2461 – SPAN
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CHAPTER 808.67 – KEEP
Duration:00:20:27
CHAPTER 650.13 – MYSP
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CHAPTER 306.26 – NICE
Duration:00:23:03
CHAPTER 305.23 – USED
Duration:00:31:32
Chapter 796.815 – HELL
Duration:00:20:36
CHAPTER 362.70869 – SMEL
Duration:00:30:46
CHAPTER 306.7 – LOVE
Duration:00:24:39
CHAPTER 643.7 – LIBR
Duration:00:14:13
Epilogue
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Recommended Reading
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Afterword
Duration:00:05:54
Closing Credits
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