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Start a new chapter by collecting books
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I'm a big believer in the motto, "A book is a present you can open
again and again." But there's something I'd like to add: A book
with a past is the best present of all.
If you'd like to start collecting vintage books, bookstores that
specialize in used and rare volumes are a great way to start, but
you'll also come across attractive titles at secondhand shops, flea
markets and the occasional library sale.
Maybe you have stacks of books in your attic and want to know
their ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
 "The Economist (US)")
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The importance of not reading; Closed books.(The importance of not reading)(How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read)(Book review)
The Economist (US)
; THERE is more than one way not to read, the most radical of which is not to open a book at all. Thus begins Pierre Bayard's witty and provocative meditation on the nature, scale and necessity of non-reading. With thousands of books published every year, it is, he points out, the primary way people
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Found any good books lately?; Read it - and pass it on. This serendipitous book - exchange craze is catching on here and around the world.
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; Margaret Garland casually drops the slim paperback on a bench by the pond at Long's Park. The walkers and moms with strollers circling the pond glide right past the book, which looks rather lonely on the empty, wooden bench. Garland decides to move the book, a mystery titled "Three Bedrooms, One
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A Book of Books
Artforum
; A Book of Books, by Abelardo Morell, preface by Nicholson Baker. New York: Bulfinch Press. 108 pages. $60. Albert Mobilio If, as Mallarme, wrote, "Everything in the world exists to end up in a book," then that book-with its vast, enfolded domain-would require another book to contain it. Like a
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Sharing her lust for books ALTHOUGH SHE HAS WRITTEN 'BOOK LUST' AND 'MORE BOOK LUST' -- COMPENDIUMS OF BOOKS SHE RECOMMENDS -- THIS LIBRARIAN NEVER LETS UP FROM PROMOTING READING
Chicago Sun-Times
; SEATTLE -- When Nancy Pearl meets somebody new, she always asks, "What are you reading?" The retired librarian and self-professed "readaholic" cheerfully admits that she doesn't spend much time talking about gardening, housework, or the weather. "Books are really all I can talk about." These days
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NEWTON'S BOOK NOTES ; Moon casts its glow on young adult books
Columbia Daily Tribune
; There's been a lot of buzz about a series of books that I finally relented to read.That's quite an accomplishment, as I only take time to read books for possible reviews. But, when my 22-year-old daughter encouraged me again and again, and I also asked friends who had very highly recommended these
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 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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Read any good books lately?; A critic has been exposed for not having read the book she passed judgment on. It's not such an uncommon practice.(Review)
The Evening Standard (London, England)
; Byline: DAVID SEXTON BOOK reviewers always have one question, at the point of accepting a commission: How long is it? They are not hoping, as buyers of mass-market fiction usually are, that it's a really good substantial read. They are praying that the book is not too long. Reviewing books is not a
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Arts: Librarian's book in a million; The sixth World Book Day is celebrated today and every child in Britain will receive a free book token. Rhodri Evans, continuing his look at what books people love, speaks to Andrew Green, who knows just a thing or two about the subject.(Features)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
; Byline: Rhodri Evans ANDREW Green is in charge of so many books even he does not know how many there are. As librarian at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, he is responsible for somewhere between four and five million volumes. But asked to pick his favourite book, he opts not for one of
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Book Review: How To Talk About Books You Haven't Read: Here's one more for the SB pile
Scotland on Sunday
; HOW TO TALK ABOUT BOOKS YOU HAVEN'T READ Pierre Bayard Granta, GBP 12 WHEN this book was published last year in France, it generated a great deal of slightly malicious Anglo-Saxon glee. Bayard, a professor of literature at that hotbed of esoteric literary theory, the University of Paris VIII, and a
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Brought to book; If there was a fire, which book would you save from the flames? Today is Birmingham Book Festival Readers' Day when readers and writers get together to talk about the books they most love. Jo Ind asked a publisher, a book seller and a novelist what makes some books stand out above the rest.(Features)
The Birmingham Post (England)
; What makes a great book? That is a question that will have been on the minds of many a reader this week as the winner of the Man Booker prize was announced in all its literary glamour. It was a particularly exciting Booker this year as Astonishing Splashes of Colour was on the short list, which
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Prolific reader uses a book to share her love of books
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; NEW YORK-- Sara Nelson's friends used to joke that she should set up an 800 number that people could call when they needed help picking books. That way, when they were going on vacation or breaking up with a true love, they would know exactly what to read. Nelson even made sure her fascination with
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