Among the rarities on view at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair are also a 1555 treatise on tennis and Amy Winehouse’s personal library. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-04-20 22:02:36 UTC ]
These websites and apps boost your reading speed, keep track of your personal library and recommend just the right book to fit your mood. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-07-10 12:00:00 UTC ]
The Nobel Prize-winning author edited as she read and alphabetized her 1,200-plus book collection by last name. The post For Sale: Toni Morrison’s Apartment and Personal Library appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2020-11-04 21:30:53 UTC ]
IN 1984, George Ramsden, a 30-year-old British bookseller who had never read anything by Edith Wharton, bought her personal library for $80,000. He kept the books in a room above his bookshop where he would invite select visitors to view them by asking if they wanted to come up and see “Edith.”... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-06-08 12:30:25 UTC ]
More than 100 years after his death in 1910, Samuel Clemens—better known as Mark Twain—still intrigues literary scholars. That's why a new three-book collection reconstructing Twain’s personal library is on its way. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five books–from urban poverty to the history of energy–that the philanthropist says you should be reading this winter. Bill Gates just released his 2017 holiday reading list, part of a semi-annual effort to push the public toward five books that might expand how they think or feel. Of course,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2017-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Well, July 15th is behind us and Amazon's promise of deals bigger than Black Friday. If you were looking for Christmas in July, did you get it? I wasn't that impressed with the selection of Lightning Deals and exclusives, but perhaps you were. Or not. My purchase, and call me crazy (some... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2015-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]