• Posts Tagged ‘libraries’

    I Am Not a Librarian: Damn It, Dewey!

    9 February, 2012 • 7 Comments

    As you might have noticed, I am a big fan of books – both in the abstract and as the physical object. I am also a big fan of systems and organisation. This might not be readily apparent to anyone peeking at my floors, but in my bookshelves order reigns supreme. I am also...

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    Mourning the Printed Page

    30 January, 2012 • 2 Comments

    A home without books is like a body without a soul.
    Cicero said that, with his customary artful understatement. Horace Mann apparently said that "A house without books is like a room without windows," but I think the points go to Cicero on this one.

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