Re: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space?
At 04:01 AM 11/01/2003 -0500, you wrote: Rats. It's 2:30 in the morning. I just got a new bookcase, wrestled it into place, and have spent the last several hours loading photography books into it. And--of course--they don't all fit. I was hoping I'd have space left over. Rats. --Mike Books breed when you're not watching them. When I moved over to Canada, all the books were packed up and I gave away two boxes full of paperbacks. Moved into the new house and bought a new 5 shelf bookcase. Set up the bookcases, the old ones too and filled them all. I still have two boxes full of books left . Six weeks on a boat. It's amazing what books can get up to in that time. Wendy Beard, Ottawa, Canada http://www.beard-redfern.com
Re: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space?
> Nicholas Basbanes tells a story in one of his books of two brothers--I seem > to remember they were from Brooklyn--who literally died when a mountain of > books in their apartment shifted and crushed them. I can't remember the > whole story, but I for one can believe it. > > --Mike Its was about a twin brothers would had some mental condition that made them hoard things, newspaper, books, washing machines.If I remember correctly the one died when a pile fell on him and it tooks days to find him cause they medics couldn;t gain access. Feroze > >
Re: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space?
Hi, Saturday, January 11, 2003, 7:35:00 PM, you wrote: >> Are you complaining, or bragging? > Greywolf, > I can't decide. I think both, in just about equal measure. > It's true I take great pride in my photo book library. It's a constant > source of education and enjoyment. I wish I had the wherewithal to increase > its size more rapidly. > --Mike I have the same pride in my photo book library (running to several hundreds now), and the same problem with shelfspace. And wherewithal. Just today I finally got hold of a copy of Mary Ellen Mark's 'Falkland Rd.', which I decided in February '02 to buy as I was walking down Falkland Rd. myself . MEM's pictures are better than mine though... --- Bob
Re: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space?
> My theory is that books have constantly variable width until shelf > space is allocated to them. At that point their width becomes fixed at > "n x 1.3". I discovered this after spending a great deal of time > designing and building some permanent bookcases in my study. > > Subsequent investigation has shown that contemplation of additional > shelving once again allows their width to vary up until the new > shelving exists and is in place, at which point their width once again > becomes fixed at "n x 1.3". Dan, That's hilarious. I love it. > Now I just put them in piles and hope I'm not in the room if one of the > piles shifts. Nicholas Basbanes tells a story in one of his books of two brothers--I seem to remember they were from Brooklyn--who literally died when a mountain of books in their apartment shifted and crushed them. I can't remember the whole story, but I for one can believe it. --Mike
Re: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space?
> Are you complaining, or bragging? Greywolf, I can't decide. I think both, in just about equal measure. It's true I take great pride in my photo book library. It's a constant source of education and enjoyment. I wish I had the wherewithal to increase its size more rapidly. --Mike
Re: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space?
On Saturday, January 11, 2003, at 02:37 AM, Mike Johnston wrote: Rats. It's 2:30 in the morning. I just got a new bookcase, wrestled it into place, and have spent the last several hours loading photography books into it. And--of course--they don't all fit. I was hoping I'd have space left over. Rats. --Mike My theory is that books have constantly variable width until shelf space is allocated to them. At that point their width becomes fixed at "n x 1.3". I discovered this after spending a great deal of time designing and building some permanent bookcases in my study. Subsequent investigation has shown that contemplation of additional shelving once again allows their width to vary up until the new shelving exists and is in place, at which point their width once again becomes fixed at "n x 1.3". Now I just put them in piles and hope I'm not in the room if one of the piles shifts. Dan Scott
Re: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space?
P Temmerman wrote: > > Mike Johnston wrote: ". And--of course--they don't all fit. I was hoping I'd >have space left over." > > My friend Lou never throws anything away which led him to develop 'Lou's Theory': >Every available horizontal surface is soon filled. Get outta here! Lou's Theory indeed! That's Keith's Syndrome®! I discovered the utility of it, and have developed it to a near science! ;^) keith > > Pat Temmerman > [MZ3_fella]
Re: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space?
In a message dated 1/11/2003 2:06:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Ha. Yeah, I do that too. The thing is, with most books, the price you can > realize when you sell them is so much less that what it would cost to > replace them, that it often just seems prudent to keep them. Still, I've > done a fair amount of weeding lately. My whole library is down to less than > 2k volumes for the first time in years. Trouble is, every > time I weed things > out, I also go on buying sprees. > > --Mike Well, that doesn't help. ;-) I've only got eight photography books so far, but I haven't been at this long -- just give me time. Hehehe. Years ago I called local schools seeing if anyone wanted the Apple books, since Apple was still being used in schools then. Nope. A lot of schools are not setup to handle donations, bit weird but that's the way it is. So I got rid of some and kept the rest. Yes, resale really only buys one some credit with used book stores. But that's worth it sometimes, so it's what I do with all the mysteries. Good for you re libraries. Next time, with different newer books, I'll try that route. Doe aka Marnie
Re: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space?
> It's because you aren't ruthless enough to throw away or sell old books -- > those that are out-of-date or those you haven't really looked at in years. Marnie, I know exactly what you mean. But in my photo book collection I know what's good and what's not, and I tend to want bad books out of the collection. I've donated a lot of books to local libraries over the years. > I know, because only with great difficulty can I force myself to get rid of a > book. (I just unearthed a box of Apple IIc manuals and how-to-program Apple > Basic books the other day.) Ha. Yeah, I do that too. The thing is, with most books, the price you can realize when you sell them is so much less that what it would cost to replace them, that it often just seems prudent to keep them. Still, I've done a fair amount of weeding lately. My whole library is down to less than 2k volumes for the first time in years. Trouble is, every time I weed things out, I also go on buying sprees. --Mike
Re: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space?
Mike Johnston wrote: ". And--of course--they don't all fit. I was hoping I'd have space left over." My friend Lou never throws anything away which led him to develop 'Lou's Theory': Every available horizontal surface is soon filled. Pat Temmerman [MZ3_fella] ___ GO.com Mail Get Your Free, Private E-mail at http://mail.go.com
Re: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space?
Are you complaining, or bragging? Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 3:37 AM Subject: Why is there NEVER enough bookshelf space? > Rats. It's 2:30 in the morning. I just got a new bookcase, wrestled it into > place, and have spent the last several hours loading photography books into > it. And--of course--they don't all fit. I was hoping I'd have space left > over. > > Rats. > > --Mike >
