id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-15740 Shiflett, Lee Altman, Rochelle. Absent Voices: The Story of Writing Systems in the West. New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll, 2004, 364p. $59.95 (ISBN 1584561084). LC 2003-050627. 2005-07-01 2 .pdf application/pdf 1244 61 58 The attempt of Alfred the Great (849– 899) to devise written fonts for various types of documents in the tenth century and to standardize a national English hand began the demise of the Anglo- Saxon Comprehensive Writing System. Rising costs have precipi- tated changes in the health care system, leaving health care providers with less time and financial incentive for patient education. cache/crl-15740.pdf txt/crl-15740.txt