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Allison Hoover Bartlett
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“A book is much more than a delivery vehicle for its contents.”
― The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
― The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
“The difference between a person who appreciates books, even loves them, and a collector is not only degrees of affection, I realized. For the former, the bookshelf is a kind of memoir; there are my childhood books, my college books, my favorite novels, my inexplicable choices. Many matchmaking and social networking websites offer a place for members to list what they're reading for just this reason: books can reveal a lot about a person. This is particularly true of the collector, for whom the bookshelf is a reflection not just of what he has read but profoundly of who he is: 'Ownership is the most intimate relationship that one can have to objects. Not that they can come alive in him; it is he who comes alive in them,' wrote cultural critic Walter Benjamin.”
― The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
― The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
“After all, much of the fondness avid readers, and certainly collectors, have for their books is related to the books' physical bodies. As much as they are vessels for stories (and poetry, reference information, etc.), books are historical artifacts and repositories for memories-we like to recall who gave books to us, where we were when we read them, how old we were, and so on.”
― The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
― The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
Polls
Ok Ladies - time for the Nov/Dec nonfiction book poll. We have an abundance of choices this month. We bypassed our mandatory 10 books almost overnight. So be sure to get in there and vote for your choice.
This poll will stay open until the end of the day on October 23rd.
Good luck to all the nominators...
(PS if you haven't already and it is still open be sure to vote for the Members Choice tie breaker too! Thanks )
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| Challenge: 50 Books: Emily agrees with Michelle 2009 | 30 | 367 | Nov 14, 2009 09:57AM | |
| Challenge: 50 Books: Maxi's 50 Books in 1/2 a year | 66 | 467 | Dec 30, 2009 04:09AM | |
| 100+ Books in 2026: Susan's 100+ Reading Challenge | 93 | 564 | Dec 30, 2009 02:32PM | |
The Seasonal Read...:
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| Bookmarks Subscri...: (Feb/Mar 2010) The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett | 8 | 42 | May 21, 2010 02:29PM |
