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Books. Am I right? They help you sleep at night. They open doors to new worlds. Doors you didn’t even know were there to be opened. And sometimes windows too. They light up the mind. And create a foundation of knowledge. And after all, knowledge is power. …
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Your library is your sanctuary filled with the objects you love most in the world – your books. A great book collection can take a lifetime complete, and best of all, it is completely unique and entirely your own. Some refer to the rooms that hold their book collections as their personal “heaven” or “cocoon,”…
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Clive Staples Lewis, better known as C. S. Lewis, was one of the most distinguished writers and intellectual giants of the twentieth century. He spent the first half of his career holding numerous academic positions at Oxford University until he was unanimously elected the Chair of Renaissance and Medieval Literature at Cambridge University, where he…
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Libraries can be anything from private sanctuaries to ancient halls of knowledge, as long as they’re filled with books. Take a look at the wonder of these 20 beautiful libraries located everywhere across the world. 1. The Uris Library at Cornell University, New York. 2. American Entrepreneur Jay Walker’s Private Library. It was so important,…
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Anecdotes, satire, irony… book lovers understand humor in all its greatest forms! Good luck trying not to chuckle at our top picks in book humor: 1. Warning: May lead to extreme knowledge. 2. We rest our case re: extreme knowledge. 3. Important words of advice. 4. Hubba hubba! 5. Think of all the book lives…
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Sometimes we all need a little inspiration to make the time to sit down with a new book. And what could be more inspiring than seeing young minds and famous icons doing just that? Here are some of our favorite images of other people reading: 1. George Clooney showcasing one of the best combos of…
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ABAA – Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America. ‘The mission of the ABAA is to promote ethical standards and professionalism in the antiquarian book trade, to encourage the collecting and preservation of rare and antiquarian books and related materials, to support educational programs and research into the study of rare books, and to facilitate collegial relations…
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Graduation season is upon us, and the best gifts you can give to a young graduate are wisdom, courage, and inspiration! Such treasures are of course rare, but can be best found in any of these top 10 rare books for graduates: 1. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Albee Edward Albee Edward’s play, Who’s…
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Bernard Malamud’s story began like many self-made persons in America during his era, as a child born to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Malamud came of age during the start of the Great Depression and attended Erasmus Hall High School, a popular public high school at the time while Brooklyn’s population…
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Kurt Vonnegut was an author who found humorous and imaginative ways to write about disconcerting realities that face us every day, from the plagues of war to the looming presence of technology. In his first novel, Player Piano, Vonnegut brings the two themes together in the setting ten years after a third world war, a…
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