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Books: A Memoir | Larry McMurtry
11 posts | 7 read | 2 reading | 10 to read
In an intimate and intriguing memoir, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lonesome Dove recounts his lifelong love affair with books, from his largely "bookless" boyhood and discovery of literature as a young man, to the evolution of his writing career and his passion as a book collector who opens bookstores of rare and collectible volumes. 75,000 first printing.
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Leftcoastzen
Books: A Memoir | Larry McMurtry
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#weremember #LarryMcMurtry Before he could make a living by writing, he was a book scout .Going from town to town , trying to find a treasure in the dusty used bookstores.He had a multi building bookstore in his hometown, Archer City,Tx.downsized it substantially before he passed.His son is a working musician, not available to work a bookstore job.In the tagged book Larry talks about his love & history w/ books & characters he met along the way.

LeahBergen I love me some Larry McMurtry! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Cool pic 📷 2y
Eggs Great photo/presentation 🥰📚🤩 2y
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DAB
Books: A Memoir | Larry McMurtry
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I don't remember either of my parents ever reading me a story-perhaps that's why I've made up so many.

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Aloisi_tribe
Books: A Memoir | Larry McMurtry
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@Kaye and other Larry McMurtry lovers, this book is on sale for 99 cents on Kindle today.

Kaye Thanks for the tag. Good deal but I‘ve read it already. Maybe someone else will take advantage. ❤️ 6y
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The.Intentional.Reader
Books: A Memoir | Larry McMurtry
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Never heard this word before

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Me neither, but I like it! 6y
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The.Intentional.Reader
Books: A Memoir | Larry McMurtry
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I was thinking through some different reason why I love books so much and why they have such a powerful presence in my life. So thought I'd share some reasons, one at a time, through some different posts. REASON #1: I love books because of their ability to transport me into different worlds and times. The ability of traveling by pure imagination is one of my favorite things that books can do.

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BooksForYears
Books: A Memoir | Larry McMurtry
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My #bookspinepoetry - for the @24in48 Hour 30 Challenge - is very bibliophilic this morning:

Books:
Paradise
What I loved
Where I lived and what I lived for
Life after life

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meltedsquirrel
Books: A Memoir | Larry McMurtry
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So last night I decided to weed out a few books and ended up picking 12 books I no longer need.....And it didn't even make a noticable dent.

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Pete
Books: A Memoir | Larry McMurtry
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Heading to the Texas Book Festival with my wife @courtney today! #texasbookfestival

LeahBergen Lucky! 7y
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Pete
Books: A Memoir | Larry McMurtry
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Create a Shortcut for Kindle Store on iPhone or iPad. Go to http://amzn.to/kinstore and click the share button. Choose Add to Home Screen from the bottom actions menu and a shortcut will be created on your home screen, icon and everything.

BookishFeminist How did you get that icon? When I go to do this it gives me a screenshot, not a nice-looking icon like that! 8y
Pete @BookishFeminist That happens to my wife @courtney too. I can't reproduce that but I'll look into it. 8y
BookishFeminist @Pete Thanks! No big deal if you don't know, though. Maybe I haven't updated my iOS yet. 8y
Pete @BookishFeminist finally fixed the URL to work right 8y
BookishFeminist @Pete you're awesome! Thank you!! 8y
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BooksForYears
Books: A Memoir | Larry McMurtry
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Happy 80th birthday, Larry McMurtry. Some day I'll make it to Archer City, TX and visit your bookshop "Booked Up"!

Sue Oooh a rainbow!! 🌈 8y
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