The guardian of all things : the epic story of human memory / by Malone, Michael Shawn, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Foreword: the guardian of all things -- Memory as biography -- Finding a voice -- Memory as word -- The cave of illumination -- Memory as symbol -- Clay, reeds and skin -- Memory as medium -- The bloody statue -- Memory as metaphor -- Long-leggedy beasties -- Memory as classification -- Theaters of memory -- Memory as reference -- Patterns in the carpet -- Memory as instruction -- Tick, talk -- Memory as recording -- Diamonds and rust -- Memory as free -- The persistence of memory -- Memory as existence -- Endnotes.…”