From there, they crossed into the Old Wing to a distant corner in back of the 331.880 stacks, where the books about the philosophy of labor lived. There were books on countermonopoly theory, industrial democracy, and unions as instruments of class struggle, but they walked right past them. It was okay, though. Books like these do not get a lot of readers in this day and age, and they’ve gotten used to being ignored and neglected. They lack the vitality to propel themselves off shelves, and yet still they remain hopeful.
