Membro: prufrock9

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GruposArt is Life, Progressive & Liberal!, What Are You Reading Now?

Sobre mim My personal interests vary depending on what I am reading from one moment to the next. Politics is my biggest thing, but also history, philosophy, all things Russian, theology, poetry, physics and mathematics, etc, etc. Foreign policy seems remarkably crucial right now (saying this not to imply that it isn't always, mind you), however, having a son makes the domestic affairs (education, health care and the like) and my concern for the future that much more important as well. Would like to travel and see the world with my son, but for now I live vicariously through my friend who is an independent journalist and who just came back from Uganda.

Sobre a minha biblioteca According to my seven year old son, my library is "too big" and "I should get rid of it". Of course when I ask him how much to get rid of he tells me "all of it", but I anticipate that as he grows older he'll appreciate that he is the sole heir to a small fortune in books. Fortunately, this is balanced out by the fact that my fiancee encourages my addiction, and endorses it wholeheartedly. I have numerous first editions, rare books, a sizeable collection of newspapers and periodicals from the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as large sets. The 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary and the 29 volume Oxford Mark Twain sets are among my biggest joys. I also recently acquired a complete run of Harper's Monthly Magazine, bound in 6-volume books, starting from issue one in 1850 through 1922. I am also a fiend for the local used bookstores, and add books to my collection at a rate of almost two a day. I have read obsessively since being a lonely youth, but have since acquired all of the West Wing on DVD as a gift, and admittedly have not been reading as much since.

And a note: Duplicates are intentional. I am trying to present a true and accurate representation of my library, and through the years of mass and minor acquisitions, I have, on occasion, picked up duplicate copies. It is my intention to sell them, but I have not yet come to the point in my therapy sessions where I can sell any of my books yet.

A recent update, I just bought the inventory of a used and rare bookstore that went under, so I now have about 18,000 - 21,000 new titles in my collection. I hope to begin adding them to my catalogue over the next few months, so I am anxious to get a total count.

Nome verdadeiroSteven

LocalidadeMadison, Wisconsin; Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

E-mailprufrock9yahoo.com

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Membro desdeNov 14, 2006