Comments for for.theloveofbooks.com http://for.theloveofbooks.com [noun] OE. an unabashedly bookish blog; see also: geek Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:17:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Declining economy = increasing readership? by Library usage up with a down economy | For the Love of Books - Biblio.com Used Books Blog http://for.theloveofbooks.com/2008/06/declining-economy-increasing-readership/#comment-378 Library usage up with a down economy | For the Love of Books - Biblio.com Used Books Blog Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:35:12 +0000 http://for.theloveofbooks.com/?p=26#comment-378 [...] the down economy (yep, that’s right, you folks heard it here first in June, when we predicted library usage would increase after looking at similar patterns during the Great [...] [...] the down economy (yep, that’s right, you folks heard it here first in June, when we predicted library usage would increase after looking at similar patterns during the Great [...]

]]> Comment on Vampires, Late Night Coffee and Poor Forks, Washington: A Lament by Rachel http://for.theloveofbooks.com/2008/11/vampires/#comment-315 Rachel Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:22:44 +0000 http://for.theloveofbooks.com/?p=90#comment-315 I enjoyed your waiter story. Get the spoon out. I enjoyed your waiter story. Get the spoon out.

]]> Comment on Big Box Brick and Mortar Singin’ the Blues by Nome http://for.theloveofbooks.com/2008/11/big-box-brick-and-mortar-singin-the-blues/#comment-301 Nome Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:20:01 +0000 http://for.theloveofbooks.com/?p=89#comment-301 that's a great article ! i enjoy to read it ! that’s a great article ! i enjoy to read it !

]]> Comment on Written versus spoken books by Bookmarks about Books http://for.theloveofbooks.com/2008/07/written-versus-spoken-books/#comment-198 Bookmarks about Books Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:30:40 +0000 http://for.theloveofbooks.com/?p=44#comment-198 [...] - bookmarked by 2 members originally found by xXpunk12Xx on 2008-08-03 Written versus spoken books http://for.theloveofbooks.com/2008/07/written-versus-spoken-books/ - bookmarked by 2 members [...] [...] - bookmarked by 2 members originally found by xXpunk12Xx on 2008-08-03 Written versus spoken books http://for.theloveofbooks.com/2008/07/written-versus-spoken-books/ - bookmarked by 2 members [...]

]]> Comment on The Spies of Warsaw by Is Kindle the One? being an account of 1983 Buicks and other heresies | For the Love of Books - Biblio.com Used Books Blog http://for.theloveofbooks.com/2008/06/the-spies-of-warsaw/#comment-178 Is Kindle the One? being an account of 1983 Buicks and other heresies | For the Love of Books - Biblio.com Used Books Blog Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:09:12 +0000 http://for.theloveofbooks.com/?p=33#comment-178 [...] over with.”  And, so, it dutifully fetched up The Spies of Warsaw by Alan Furst (yes, lately reviewed by Jim on this same [...] [...] over with.”  And, so, it dutifully fetched up The Spies of Warsaw by Alan Furst (yes, lately reviewed by Jim on this same [...]

]]> Comment on Advice to a teenager… don’t read these books by May http://for.theloveofbooks.com/2008/08/advice-to-a-teenager-dont-read-these-books/#comment-173 May Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:24:45 +0000 http://for.theloveofbooks.com/?p=64#comment-173 PS: A healthy dose of rebellion (about meaningful issues) is good for the soul at any age. PS: A healthy dose of rebellion (about meaningful issues) is good for the soul at any age.

]]> Comment on Advice to a teenager… don’t read these books by May http://for.theloveofbooks.com/2008/08/advice-to-a-teenager-dont-read-these-books/#comment-172 May Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:20:22 +0000 http://for.theloveofbooks.com/?p=64#comment-172 Oh, my favorites too. Esp. Dostoevsky. But The Brothers Karamazov, which I read much later, is my favorite. And The Gambler is hilarious. Hard to believe the same person who wrote Brothers and Crime - oh, and The Idiot - was the same person who wrote Gambler. These are all definitely DO NOT READs. Also to be avoided - Flannery O'Connor. Can't have teenagers reading things like A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Wise Blood. Oh, no no! Oh, my favorites too. Esp. Dostoevsky. But The Brothers Karamazov, which I read much later, is my favorite. And The Gambler is hilarious. Hard to believe the same person who wrote Brothers and Crime - oh, and The Idiot - was the same person who wrote Gambler. These are all definitely DO NOT READs.

Also to be avoided - Flannery O’Connor. Can’t have teenagers reading things like A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Wise Blood. Oh, no no!

]]> Comment on Textbooks, or, The Battle of Students vs Publishers by alan http://for.theloveofbooks.com/2008/07/textbooks-or-the-battle-of-students-vs-publishers/#comment-131 alan Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:17:02 +0000 http://for.theloveofbooks.com/?p=50#comment-131 I set up a blog/website for college students two years that discusses political & economic issue of interest to them. I have about 50 posts on the textbook price issue with links to all the major interest groups that have played a role in the debate. I recommend it to college students who want to understand the various factions. I set up a blog/website for college students two years that discusses political & economic issue of interest to them. I have about 50 posts on the textbook price issue with links to all the major interest groups that have played a role in the debate. I recommend it to college students who want to understand the various factions.

]]> Comment on Textbooks, or, The Battle of Students vs Publishers by Textbooks, or, the Battle of Students vs Publishers - Part II | For the Love of Books - Biblio.com Used Books Blog http://for.theloveofbooks.com/2008/07/textbooks-or-the-battle-of-students-vs-publishers/#comment-112 Textbooks, or, the Battle of Students vs Publishers - Part II | For the Love of Books - Biblio.com Used Books Blog Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:54:39 +0000 http://for.theloveofbooks.com/?p=50#comment-112 [...] Textbooks, or, The Battle of Students vs Publishers [...] [...] Textbooks, or, The Battle of Students vs Publishers [...]

]]> Comment on Newark needs a bookstore by Look Homeward, Bibliophile | For the Love of Books - Biblio.com Used Books Blog http://for.theloveofbooks.com/2008/06/newark-needs-a-bookstore/#comment-65 Look Homeward, Bibliophile | For the Love of Books - Biblio.com Used Books Blog Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:26:48 +0000 http://for.theloveofbooks.com/?p=19#comment-65 [...] so long ago, I wrote about Asheville’s penchant for books. (For those who don’t already know, Biblio.com is based in beautiful Asheville, NC - home of [...] [...] so long ago, I wrote about Asheville’s penchant for books. (For those who don’t already know, Biblio.com is based in beautiful Asheville, NC - home of [...]

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