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swynn
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Pickpick

(2017) I "read" this for #ReadYouKindle , but it doesn't really work well on Kindle: it's a coffee-table book for people who love library catalogs, and the content mostly consists in images of treasures from the Library of Congress, with corresponding catalog cards. The text is dry, and most interesting to readers who probably know the story already, but the text isn't the point here. In print I expect it's gorgeous, and I want a copy of my own

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Cuilin
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#CoverLove #Black

Anyone else have shelves of Penguin classics?

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Eggs Fantastic!!!🖤📚🖤 7mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤🖤🖤 7mo
Ruthiella Yup! So annoyed that they changed the font color and penguin logo on the spine, though. Why? Why? Why? (edited) 7mo
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Cuilin @Ruthiella so true. 😩 7mo
kspenmoll My son does! He read so many for HS & college! 7mo
Cuilin @kspenmoll that‘s hilarious because this is my daughter‘s shelf. The ones she left behind. 7mo
kspenmoll @Cuilin Oh I love that! Shelf twins! 7mo
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Ladygodiva7
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Enjoying these two.

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MaggieCarr
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Anyone else obsessively watching this content on IG? I want to literally tear all the covers off my paperbacks and do this. ❤️📚💡

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rockpools
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It‘s real then! I‘d heard the rumours. A Penguin vending machine in the main foyer of the station, between the ticket machines and Starbucks.

What I didn‘t know was that profits are shared with the local indie bookshop, which is great!

https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2023/mar/27/train-tomes-exeter-st-davids-stati...

jhod Did you succumb?! 2y
rockpools @jhod I‘m hoping for a trip to Portobello Bookshop, and maybe Toppings this week, so I‘m saving my pennies! 📚📚📚 2y
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Tamra 🙀🙀 How brilliant! I wish they were in my town! 2y
Larkken 😍😍😍 2y
Larkken This would be as addictive as my compulsion to peruse (and judge? Nah, never) all airport bookshops I pass 👀 2y
LeahBergen I love this! 🐧 2y
Ruthiella I‘d totally buy one just for the novelty of it! 😃 2y
LoverOfLearning Perfection. 2y
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IndoorDame
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Pickpick

This was a fast, interesting read. I think my favorite part was getting to see handwritten card catalog cards for a bunch of books again. But I did actually learn a lot of new things along with all the nostalgia. My one complaint is that I found myself tempted to skim large stretches when the writing style was less dynamic, or info I already knew was being related.

KathyWheeler I learned how to type these cards in library school but the professor really did that just as a way of showing us how records were structured. In 1992, card catalogs were well on the way to being obsolete. 2y
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IndoorDame
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My current impulse read is this fascinating nonfiction that in surprisingly simple language gives an overview of the history of cataloguing itself dating back to ancient Sumeria, and a history of the library of congress in particular, and includes a treasure trove of over 200 full color images from the library‘s collection. #Card #DivineDecember @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

TheBookHippie ♥️ 2y
Eggs Perfect 📚🥰👏🏻 2y
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Andrea313
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I mean, it's not too much to ask, is it?? #PenguinClassics #Clothbound

SarahBookInterrupted That would be amazing! 2y
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hannah-leeloo
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My mum found this badge and new I'd love it. Its so cute. #penguinbooks #badge #reading

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NatalieR
Leonardo Da Vinci | Bruno Santi
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Mehso-so

A decent book about DaVinci‘s paintings and sketches. It provides a brief overviews about his works during different time periods and locations. Pictures of his gorgeous art are the highlights of this book. This book has been on my shelf for a very long time. There are definitely better books about daVinci available. #MountTBR