dollarsandcents Posted October 10, 2010 Posted October 10, 2010 I do have a penchant for having a sneaky look at a bookshelf if I'm in someone's house, usually to make a completely needless sweeping generalisation about their whole personality! I don't know, maybe I'm just nosey. Seems like the thread for me, who knew looking at peoples bookshelves could be so addictive. If I've time later I'll take a quick snap of my bookshelf, though I think mine will be dwarfed in size compared to some of your home libraries. I fear it'll be analogous to a small child (on a cold day) stood next to Ron Jeremy... Quote
BookJumper Posted October 10, 2010 Posted October 10, 2010 Loving your colonialist enterprise Frankie!!! Quote
dollarsandcents Posted October 10, 2010 Posted October 10, 2010 As promised... Not all of my books, some littered around my bed and some in the garage. Quote
dollarsandcents Posted October 10, 2010 Posted October 10, 2010 Wow neat! What are the Nick Hornby's? High Fidelity and Fever Pitch, two of the books which I'd say got me reading and influenced me a lot when I was younger! Oh, and How To Be Good.Not as good as the others really, I don't remember much about it to be honest having read it a long time ago. I say a long time ago, I've not got that much time to go back, but you know what I mean. Quote
Lucybird Posted October 10, 2010 Posted October 10, 2010 High Fidelity is on my wishlist. I hadn't read any Nick Hornby until this year, and then it was The Polysylabbic Spree which is non-fiction but got me interested. Quote
Kylie Posted October 10, 2010 Posted October 10, 2010 I haven't bought a book since... hmph, last Wednesday That's only because we haven't been to any more book shops since then! Nice shelves dollarsandcents! I recognise a lot of books there, and we have the same editions of a lot of books too. Quote
DecemberJoy Posted October 11, 2010 Posted October 11, 2010 As promised... Not all of my books, some littered around my bed and some in the garage. Nice shelf! I can see a few of the same Bill Bryson; what does he write? Quote
DecemberJoy Posted October 11, 2010 Posted October 11, 2010 As promised... Not all of my books, some littered around my bed and some in the garage. Nice shelf! I can see a few of the same Bill Bryson; what does he write? Quote
Weave Posted October 11, 2010 Posted October 11, 2010 (edited) Not the best photos, I am sorry ~ With the bookshelf, there is order in chaos Edited October 11, 2010 by Weave Quote
Raven Posted October 11, 2010 Posted October 11, 2010 Which show do you have in books? Mainly the original series. I have a number of Next Generation stories and a few Deep Space Nine, but no Voyager or Enterprise (I'd pretty much stopped reading Trek by the time they came out - I was too busy writing my own!). Quote
dollarsandcents Posted October 11, 2010 Posted October 11, 2010 Nice shelf! I can see a few of the same Bill Bryson; what does he write? He's an American (moved to UK, then back again, then back to the UK) travel writer essentially, laced with witty humour and a lot of great observations. He's a really warm, friendly and hilarious author, never laughed so much when reading a book than when reading a Bill Bryson book, my favourite being his A Walk in the Woods, where he walks the Appalachian Trail with a hilarious friend. I guess it's either your thing or it isn't, but I'd say they're worth giving a try if you're into something easy and fun to read. He's also done a few books on the English language and a History of Science book as well. Hope that helps, give him a try! Quote
whitegold Posted October 12, 2010 Posted October 12, 2010 I just got a new book shelf and loaded my piles of books onto it. I must take a picture as soon as I organize it! Everyone has lovely bookshelves! Quote
Kylie Posted October 12, 2010 Posted October 12, 2010 He's a really warm, friendly and hilarious author, never laughed so much when reading a book than when reading a Bill Bryson book, my favourite being his A Walk in the Woods, where he walks the Appalachian Trail with a hilarious friend. That's one of my favourites as well. Quote
SaraPepparkaka Posted October 12, 2010 Posted October 12, 2010 Look at this pretty bookshelf my dear husband made me! I have the best husband! I'm not quite finished with arranging the books yet. And also, there's clearly room for more books, so I have some work to do with that too. Quote
Chrissy Posted October 12, 2010 Posted October 12, 2010 What a wonderful room. Is your husband available for hire? And yes, you MUST make efforts to fill in those gaps! Quote
SaraPepparkaka Posted October 12, 2010 Posted October 12, 2010 What a wonderful room. Is your husband available for hire? Well, that would depend on the compensation.. naah, don't see enough of him as it is. We've lived in this house a little less than three years and this is the third time I have to make the bookshelf larger.. Quote
Charm Posted October 12, 2010 Posted October 12, 2010 That's not a book shelf Sara, it's a library! Brilliant! Weave - you need another bookcase woman! You have loads of books, very impressive! Quote
pickle Posted October 12, 2010 Posted October 12, 2010 Oh wow thats so lovely, I really must start sorting out my piles of books at home, I need someone to build me bookshelves Quote
lopeanha Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 Very nice shelves Sara and so many books Quote
Lucybird Posted October 13, 2010 Posted October 13, 2010 Wow Sara! Your husband is good to you! Quote
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