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Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian | Avi Steinberg
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Avi Steinberg is stumped. After defecting from yeshiva to Harvard, he has only a senior thesis essay on Bugs Bunny to show for his effort. While his friends and classmates advance in the world, he remains stuck at a crossroads, unable (…more)
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charl08
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Mehso-so

Thought provoking, but I wanted to like it more than I actually did!

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego That image is cool! 6y
charl08 @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego True. I was tempted to hold on to it just for the nice cover. 6y
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charl08
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I like the distinction.
Which are you?

rretzler Interesting question - I suppose I‘m a little of both, but leaning toward being an archivist. I only read books that I‘m interested in. I rarely take someone else‘s advice, although if someone rates something highly I check it out and make my own conclusions. I‘m a bit of a collector of Golden Age Detective fiction but I like the shiny, new books of the authors whose series I follow and always preorder the new. But I‘m sentimental about my books! 6y
charl08 @rretzler I think I'm archivist. I hate throwing out a book. I do it, but I regret it like crazy. 6y
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charl08
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This image of people explaining themselves with books, naturally, appeals.

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charl08
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You know you're not doing well...

I've wanted to read this for ages. Despite hints, no-one bought it for me, and the library drew a blank. So I've bought it for myself!

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bookishbitch
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Pickpick

Interesting subject and well written. He did a nice job portraying the people around him, co-workers and inmates, and self reflected along the way. He made mistakes on the job but owned them. I did feel the ending was a bit abrupt. I would choose between pick and so-so if that were an option.

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halleycat
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Pickpick

What could have easily become essentializing or sentimental is instead deeply felt! (mostly) I am a fan!

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GoneFishing

Harvard was a lovely assisted-living facility from which I'd emerged, like my classmates, stupider and more confident.

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Exlibrisbitsy
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Pimps make the best librarians. Psycho killers the worst. Ditto conmen. Gangsters, gun runners, bank robbers – adept at crowd control, at collaborating with a small staff, at planning with deliberation and executing with contained fury – all possess the librarian‘s basic skill set. Scalpers and loan sharks certainly have a role to play. But even they lack that something, the je ne sais quoi, the elusive it. What would a pimp call it? Yes: the love

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BrandyBivens
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"Pimps make the best librarians" #NationalReadABookDay