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The Hoarders
The Hoarders: Material Deviance in Modern American Culture | Scott Herring
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Provides an in-depth examination of how modern hoarders came into being, from their onset in the late 1930s to the present day.
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Lizpixie
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#GetMovin #day23 #NoExcuses I have no excuses for how I managed to accumulate two more thigh high stacks of new books when I already have 10 double stacked shelves & 5stacks covering my now nonexistent desk. Umm, this doesn‘t include my stack of startedbutcantfinish books in booksleeves behind my side table. With more books on their way.🤫Is it hoarding if it‘s books?? #NoExcusesExceptItMakesMeHappy🤓

Cinfhen You make my piles look pitiful😂😂Definitely NOT hoarding...you‘re collecting😘 6y
Cathythoughts I love this post 😱🤓😂 6y
Booksblanketsandahotbeverage As long as you're not acting like Gollum... you're good 😁 6y
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jillannjohn Literally had this discussion with my daughter this morning about mount TBR all over a chair. This is a collection. 😍 6y
JosieG Can I just say that your skeletal model is awesome! 😍 I want one for my room, but I don't want to freak my kids out. They're 10 and 11, but still come in at night if they're sick or need something, and I'm pretty sure that would be terrifying in the dark in the middle of the night. 😱 6y
eanderson I love it!!! I aspire to be more like you! I have stacks and what not but I love your stacks!!! 6y
Reviewsbylola Girl we all can relate!! 6y
Suet624 A collector for sure. No guilt. 6y
Lizpixie @Cinfhen @Cathythoughts @jillannjohn @eanderson @Reviewsbylola @Suet624 Thankyou my fellow enablers, you‘ve made me feel proud instead of guilty. Now can y‘all explain it to my hubby?? @BookHoarder32 so curling up in bed with a few & calling them My Precious is too much? (edited) 6y
Lizpixie @JosieG thank you! My grand babies who are 3, 4 & 7 aren‘t scared of it at all. I sat down with them and said “his name is Mr Bones & he shows you what you have inside your body” and we had a talk about bones and how blood circulates around their bodies, how their brain is inside their skull etc. They love it now, it‘s the first thing they go for when they visit.💀💕 (edited) 6y
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megt
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My bookshelves might be almost full (okay, definitely full) but that didn‘t stop me from doing some shopping during Book Outlet‘s Boxing Day sale. Order 1 of 2 arrived today! Lots of mysteries and a smattering of other genres. #bookhaul

eanderson I see some of the Helen Grace books!!! Love M.J. Arlidge! 6y
megt @eanderson yes! I was so excited that they had so many titles in the series. I read the first last year and loved it. Can‘t wait to read some more! 6y
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Jas16
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I cleaned my bookshelves recently and am trying to keep them that way. Now I have a stack on the floor and the piles on the table by my bed will lead to a concussion if we have an earthquake while I am sleeping. But there is always room for more! #spacejam

elkeOriginal She says while actually living in earthquake country 😂😂 7y
elkeOriginal My ONE rule living here is no books/bookshelves over the bed! To avoid head injury 😁 7y
Jas16 @elkeo one of many reasons you are smarter than I am. 7y
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elkeOriginal Maybe because I have not had a head injury? 7y
Jas16 @elkeo 😂 7y
elkeOriginal p.s. I am still waiting for that shelfie of books in your frig...safest place in case of disaster! 7y
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BethFishReads
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New(ish) in. Sorting through before posting them here. Wine, the deck, books = heavenly evening

LeahBergen I want Mr Rochester!!!!! Read that first. 😃 7y
DebinHawaii Nice! 📚👍 7y
BethFishReads @LeahBergen that was going to be my plan!!! 7y
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Sace
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#lyricalapril #amiwrong Crappy pictures of my shelves. Seriously. Am I wrong? Do I need help? @Cinfhen

Bookish.Heart Certainly not! You need more books! 7y
Sace @Bookish.Heart 😀 I just realized I forgot a huge shelf. 7y
Roselyn_Reads Absolutely beautiful 7y
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jfalkens No help but definitely more books 😀 7y
GypsyKat No way! I love it! 😄❤️📚 7y
DeborahSmall Looks great ❤️📚 7y
Read4life Still room on top! 🤓📚 7y
JenP ❤️ 7y
LauraBrook God no! 7y
Cinfhen No! Your shelves are awesome!!!! #shelfenvy 😊 7y
LeahBergen No!! They're wonderful! 7y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk As a person with 80% of my books in boxes in my closet or under my bed I am floored with envy. 7y
Lmstraubie Need help with what? Reorganizing? Picking new titles? Taking pictures? 😅 7y
Felso Looks perfectly fine to me. 7y
Sace @LeahBergen thank you! 7y
Sace @TobeyTheScavengerMonk I'm screwed if I ever have to move. 7y
Sace @Felso 😂😂 7y
Sace @Lmstraubie ha! Taking pictures for sure! I don't have the patience for good photography. 7y
Lmstraubie @Sace I actually think your pictures are fine. 😊 7y
wonga if you can't ever find what you're looking for, you maybe might need to reorganize-otherwise i'd say it's all good! 👍 7y
Sace @wonga the sad thing is I pretty much know where everything is. 7y
Miss_Kim I want to dive right in and explore your treasures! 7y
aa_guer2021 I'm jealous of the gorgeous collection, but otherwise if you can find what you need I say it doesn't need to look perfect!! 7y
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BookishBlonde12
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Agreed! 🙌🏻📚🙌🏻

elkeOriginal I love how we tell ourselves this 'truth' 👍😁 7y
BookishBlonde12 @elkeo I know right! 🤗 Now if I could only get the BF onboard with this 'truth' 😂 7y
LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻 7y
Beckys_Books Thank goodness! 7y
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autumnprivett
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When your spouse brings home part of his childhood library. (this is only half)

mcipher Jealous!! My husband is not a saver and not much of a reader anymore, so he doesn't get it - I bet yours totally does!! 7y
PurpleyPumpkin Looks awesome! You might be needing taller bookcases soon. 😂 7y
pitterpainter Oooh fun! 😍 7y
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hwheaties Aaalllll the books! When we were house hunting, I told my husband my number one priority (not that he didn't already know) was lots of space for books. Yay books! 7y
Reviewsbylola Your book game is on point!! 👌🏻 7y
Coleen But a photo like this makes me all giddy! 7y
tysephine I've always thought that whoever it is that manufactures that generic brown apartment carpet must be making a killing in sales. Every apartment I've ever been in has had the same carpet. 7y
autumnprivett @tysephine Ha!! That's true! Definitely picked the wrong career path 😂 7y
Tessy Uh oh you have a book stacking poltergeist too. The carpet blends to put more focus on titles btw. 7y
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