Tag: library
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Bibliophilia: A Heap O’ Livin’
This book is a little different for me. I picked it up today, on the strength of the title and the attractive little volumes (I got both in first edition bindings). But even at the bookstore as I flipped through looking at the verses I was charmed with them. In my first impressions of…
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Bookshelves
I’ve always had a lot of books, ever since I can remember. So did my parents, so I grew up surrounded by books. Where there are books, there need to be bookshelves, or some way to hold them up in a fashion that leaves them easy to access. Piles on the floor, chairs, bed… while…
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Book Hoarding and Other Delights
There has never been a better time to be a reader. I’ve been reading since I was four, myself, which is a very small slice of the past when viewed in relative terms. But I am also a student of history. it wasn’t that long ago that books were individually precious, treasured and cared for…
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Life interferes
There are weeks that I want to write, but just cannot get to it. This looks like it is going to be one of those. I did take the time Monday evening to go do something fun, went to a concert and took my Dad with me. I can’t remember the last time I went…