{"product_id":"9781612193045","title":"Script and Scribble: The Rise and Fall of Handwriting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A witty and readable (and fetchingly illustrated and glossed) excursion through the history of handwriting.\"\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLet a self-confessed \"penmanship nut\" take you on a tour of the strange and beautiful world of handwriting. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince her Catholic school days learning the Palmer Method, Kitty Burns Florey has been in love with handwriting, and can't imagine a world where schools forego handwriting drills in favor of teaching something called \u003ci\u003ekeyboarding\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this \"winsome mix of memoir and call to arms\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago  Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e), Florey weaves together the evolution of writing implements and scripts, pen-collecting societies, the golden age of American penmanship, and the growth in popularity of handwriting analysis, and asks the question: Is writing by hand really no longer necessary in today's busy world? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Charmingly composed and handsomely presented,\" \u003ci\u003eScript \u0026amp; Scribble \u003c\/i\u003etraces the history of penmanship to the importance of writing by hand in an increasingly digital age (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037583196400,"sku":"9781612193045","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781612193045_p0.jpg?v=1763844661","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781612193045","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}