How Information and Books Survive the Test of Time, and How They Change

Books and information (and misinformation) need to be passed on to remain.  Can be lost in translation or lost in abundance to alternatives.  Why should people if information is preserved?  How is is preserved?  A very fragile existence.  

History

• A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel
• How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill

Philosophy, Epistemology

• The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood by James Gleick

Science

• Deep Time: How Humanity Communicates Across Millennia by Gregory Benford