Monthly Archives: June 2011

On ruining a perfectly good book

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Alice

Bad things happen to good books. See my post on Spine perished – a summer project, for example. Granted, ”spine perished” is an extreme case. More commonly, a book will get dropped, or get wet, or the jacket will be torn … Continue reading →

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Roses are red, violets are blue…

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Alice

Every once in a while (not often enough), I go through my shelves and identify those books in my personal library that I haven’t looked at in years and am unlikely to ever read again, either because my interests have … Continue reading →

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