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The Bloomsbury Review booklover's guide : a collection of timps, techniques, anecdotes, controversies & suggestions for the home library.
Subjects: Book collecting.; Books;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Packing my library : an elegy and ten digressions / by Manguel, Alberto,author.(CARDINAL)510272;
The author examines the challenge of boxing up his personal library, offering reflections on the idiosyncrasies of book lovers and an analysis of historic book events.
Subjects: Manguel, Alberto; Manguel, Alberto; Public libraries.; Private libraries.; Libraries.; Books and reading.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Hitler's private library : the books that shaped his life / by Ryback, Timothy W.(CARDINAL)773422;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A study of Hitler's emotional and intellectual world traces the evolution of his political philosophy, analyzing key phrases and ideas from his personal books as revealed in his own writings, speeches, conversations, and actions.
Subjects: Catalogs.; Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945; Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945; Library of Congress;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The lending library : a novel / by Fogelson, Aliza,author.;
Running her own lending library out of her sunroom after Chatsworth's own library closes, art teacher Dodie Fairisle finds herself considering a much bigger life-changing decision, as she learns of the chance to adopt an orphaned child.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Women art teachers; Private libraries; Adoption;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 19
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The library of William Tryon, Royal Governor of North Carolina : recreated at Tryon Palace Restoration, New Bern, N.C. / by Jeremy North. by North, Jeremy.; North Carolina.Tryon Palace Commission.(CARDINAL)180936;
Subjects: Tryon, William, 1729-1788.; Private libraries; Governors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The Library of William Tryon, Royal Governor of North Carolina : recreated at Tryon Palace Restoration, New Bern, N.C. / by North, Jeremy.; North Carolina.Tryon Palace Commission.(CARDINAL)180936;
Subjects: Tryon, William, 1729-1788.; Private libraries; Governors;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Phantoms on the bookshelves / by Bonnet, Jacques,1949-; Reynolds, Sian.(CARDINAL)757519;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-133)This study on the art of living with books considers how our personal libraries reveal our true nature, offering up delicious anecdotes along the way.
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Bibliomania.; Book collectors; Books and reading; Private libraries.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The lending library [large print] / by Fogelson, Aliza,author.;
"When the Chatsworth Library closes indefinitely, Dodie Fairisle loses her sanctuary. How is a small-town art teacher supposed to cope without the never-ending life advice and enjoyment that books give her? Well, when she's as resourceful and generous as Dodie, she turns her sunroom into her very own little lending library. At first just a hobby, this lit lovers' haven opens up her world in incredible ways. She knows books are powerful, and soon enough they help her forge friendships between her zany neighbors - and attract an exciting new romance. But when the chance to adopt an orphaned child brings Dodie's secret dream of motherhood within reach, everything else suddenly seems less important. Finding herself at a crossroads, Dodie must figure out what it means to live a full, happy life. If only there were a book that could tell her what to do"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Women art teachers; Private libraries; Adoption; Interpersonal relations;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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Shelf respect : a book lover's defence / by Austen, Annie.;
Subjects: Storage in the home.; Shelving (Furniture); Private libraries.; Bibliomania.; Book collecting.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Bibliostyle : how we live at home with books / by Freudenberger, Nina,author.(CARDINAL)816809; Stein, Sadie,author.(CARDINAL)401293; Degges, Shade,photographer.;
Introduction -- The sentimentalists -- The intuitives -- The arrangers -- The professionals -- The collectors.Interior designer Nina Freudenberger, New Yorker writer Sadie Stein, and Architectural Digest photographer Shade Degges give readers a peek at the private libraries and bookshelves of passionate readers all over the world, including Larry McMurtry, Silvia Whitman of Shakespeare and Co., Gay and Nan Talese, and Emma Straub. Throughout, gorgeous photographs of rooms with rare collections, floor-to-ceiling shelves, and stacks upon stacks of books inspire readers to live better with their own collections. -- amazon.com.
Subjects: Books in interior decoration.; Private libraries.; Book collectors.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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