After I got my first cartilage piercings. I stopped at Moe‘s.
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After I got my first cartilage piercings. I stopped at Moe‘s.
While I've collected most of my books due to loving history and information, I must admit, there's several I've gotten due to nostalgia.
pickIt felt like a good time to read this book. Few people dedicate their time to study the stolen books in Europe, returning them to the families that remain, of those they once belonged to before the Nazis ripped them away. Book bans are nothing new, but they never lead to anything good. What we are seeing in America right now is a repeat of the not so distant past. Did we learn nothing? Take away books, destroy thinking minds, destroy a people.
When I started looking into the history of these books and went onto the Internet to search for the names I found written inside them, the search results kept indicating Auschwitz. Every time the trail led to Auschwitz. We can‘t give people their lives back, but maybe we can give them something else. A book, and maybe a memory.
Indeed I am!
One of my bookish goals this year was to go through my books and eliminate those books I didn‘t care for or those that I am never going to read… this bag is the first of that endeavor!
pickImmensely detailed and comprehensive. If you‘re interested in the topic then you will enjoy this book. It can be quite dry and suffers from a disinterest in pacing. It‘s clear that the authors did an enormous amount of research and want to share it all
pickThis book is such a hidden gem!
It showcases 50 different “hidden” libraries from all around the world (plus outer space). Every library profile tells you how to find it (if applicable, some are no longer around and some are not open to the public). Also, all the photos have captions which I appreciated.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/01/05/review-hidden-libraries/
My first bookshelf is ready! I'll be stitching colors of the covers from each book I finish in 2025.
