[ModLib] References to MLs in reading and reading MLs

[robert e. watling jr.]

On Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:59:43 -0700, James Shaw <jpshaw55 at gmail.com> wrote:

> May I recommend a recent read of mine:  The Book on the Bookshelf by  
> Henry Petroski.  I wasn't able to finish because of a recent move and  
> some health issues, but for anyone like me who is certifiable about  
> books, it's a pleasure to read.  It's on the history of books and  
> bookshelves.
> This is my first reply on this list.  I recenlty aquired several ML  
> books but they are stored for now.  I have thousands of books in my  
> basement with no place for them.  Sigh.
> Oh, and besides a recent entry into collecting ML books, I have quite a  
> few National Geographics, a run of World Almanacs, and my oddest  
> collection, Encylopedia Britannicas.  I'm mostly working on the  
> yearbooks, but I often have to take an entire set to get them.  I'm  
> getting them free and have 8 full sets between 1943 and 1990.  My wife  
> thinks I'm insane but harmless.

Thanks Jim,
Wow! Those Encyclopediae must take up a lot of space. Imagine the weight!  
Until my divorce I had the 1968 set my parents bought for us when I was in  
high school. Lost them in the divorce along with most of my other books  
and about thirty years worth of National Geographics. Love those maps!  
Thanks again, I like this group already...rob.

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