We don't have TV so at night I read. Hmm I won't tell how many books we have to cart back to Aust but its a little scary.
Im currently reading Bones of the Master (a journey to secret Mongolia) by George Crane. Fascinating!!
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11-15-2007, 11:41 AM #1
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11-15-2007, 11:46 AM #2
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Bet I can at least match you box for box.
Originally Posted by Trekhawk
Hmm I won't tell how many books we have to cart back to Aust but its a little scary.
And I haven't even started on mini-storage.
Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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11-15-2007, 12:02 PM #3
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LOL - mate I don't want to even think about all the books we have in storage back in Aust. Yikes I need a house with a huge library just to house them all. Shame I don't have the money for that sort of house. Originally Posted by SadieKate
Bet I can at least match you box for box.
And I haven't even started on mini-storage.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Amelia Earhart
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11-15-2007, 12:05 PM #4
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I knew you were a kindred spirit!
My realtor here in Oregon keeps making comments that the upper floor will cave in under the books.Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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11-15-2007, 12:08 PM #5
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Oh well at least you can balance the load by keeping all that wine downstairs. Originally Posted by SadieKate
I knew you were a kindred spirit!
My realtor here in Oregon keeps making comments that the upper floor will cave in under the books.
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11-15-2007, 06:30 PM #6
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Trekhawk..you'd have to live in an upper crusty type suburb with all those books!
I'm sure you'll find a nice home for all those books! Wanna share some?
C
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11-15-2007, 09:03 PM #7
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LOL - no upper crusty suburb for us I have seen the realestate prices in Perth. Actually you dont even need to live in a upper class area for the prices to be ridiculous. Originally Posted by crazycanuck
Ummm Trekhawk..you'd have to live in an upper crusty type suburb with all those books!
I'm sure you'll find a nice home for all those books! Wanna share some?
C
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11-30-2007, 08:19 PM #8
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Book hoarding
I've hoarded boxes and boxes of books in my 59.9 years, and a few years ago started parting with them. With the forests coming down so fast to make wood and paper products, resulting in the loss of habitat for wild birds and animals, I decided to get my paper hoards back into circulation. What good will it do me to hang onto them until they fall apart? That description fit nearly every book I had obtained from age 5 through about 25. The glue and bindings had gone bad. They went to Goodwill in the hopes that someone will take them anyway. The newer books, purchased from age 25 + were in better shape and went to the Literacy Council's annual book sale.
I figure by putting them back in circulation I'm reducing the demand for new paper products just a little bit and reduce the impact on the environment of my reading habit.
I hung on to a few favorites, and yup, I keep buying books; but now I pass them on when I've read them a few times. Well, most of them And I now buy a lot of books at the used book stores, thrift stores, and garage sales, whereever I can find them. When you pass books on, other books start coming your way too. I hung on to those boxes of books through so may years and moves, and you know what - I find that I didn't need them and don't even miss them.
I've turned over a new leaf!
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