What’s On Your Bookshelf? - Part II
Okay, so you splurged on a library wall of gorgeous antique bookcases that transformed your den, giving it a touch of old world charm. Perhaps an Italian Renaissance-inspired design, made of solid wood in a dark chestnut finish, enriched with antiquing wax and gold painted border highlights. Some are open shelves and some covered by […]
What’s On Your Bookshelf?
My wife and I have begun the process of de-cluttering our home. Going through old clothes is one thing, old books another. I have decided to take an hour or so every now and then to look over our various bookshelves…including the ones buried in the basement. You know…the ones that contain old text books […]
Coffee Table Books: Feasts for the Eyes
They’re big. They’re heavy. And, for the most part, they’re gorgeous. They touch on a broad gamut of subjects, making any subject grand. Ralph Waldo Emerson (in his poem, The Rhodora) wrote, “Beauty is its own excuse for being.” That pretty much sums up my feeling about coffee table books. These books are their own […]
Short and Sweet
I recently listened to an abridged version of Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything. It came on five CDs with a run time of just under six hours. The full version is three times that size, which makes sense since the printed book is 560 pages long.
I try to read or listen to […]
