A Mosaic of Perfect Order

Since that day when Ecclesiastes complained that there is no end to the making of books, we have learned a thing or two: now we design books to self-destruct. The pages of many books printed today resemble European toilet paper and are so ineptly glued together that they spring to the floor as soon...

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Published in:Newsweek 1980-04, Vol.95 (15), p.94
Main Authors: Horn, Walter, Born, Ernest, Prescott, Peter S
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Summary:Since that day when Ecclesiastes complained that there is no end to the making of books, we have learned a thing or two: now we design books to self-destruct. The pages of many books printed today resemble European toilet paper and are so ineptly glued together that they spring to the floor as soon as the book is opened; those that remain will turn brown within two years and disintegrate within two decades.
ISSN:0028-9604
1069-840X