Books
May, 1985
They don't build 'em like they used to--books, I mean. Back in the good old days, the 12th or 13th Century, say, every single one was made by hand, usually written on sheepskin or some other animal hide. These suckers were made to last. But then in the 15th Century came Gutenberg, with his movable type, and linen paper to replace animal skins. Things have been sliding downhill ever since. The 18th Century accelerated the decline with the discovery of how to make cheap paper from wood pulp, which...
