tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post1428746475041597459..comments2024-03-29T03:23:53.805-04:00Comments on pORTcITYdAILYpHOTO: DiscardsBirdmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16634185585147630883noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-17337025464228240172013-01-17T03:19:44.558-05:002013-01-17T03:19:44.558-05:00"Where do go books to die".. Does a book..."Where do go books to die".. Does a book ever die?It may disappear , get burned or destroyed , but still lives in people minds, those who spent time to read it.<br />My house is full of books, I often save old ones that nobody wants anymore, I just love them, perfect or not. Yes, I couls be able to buy a greater house to keep my books!Malysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285965495493508425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-22483582003798815722013-01-16T22:33:38.305-05:002013-01-16T22:33:38.305-05:00I agree with Jack.I agree with Jack.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-56231238968598492582013-01-16T21:45:50.624-05:002013-01-16T21:45:50.624-05:00Gifting a book, even if it is a library "with...Gifting a book, even if it is a library "withdrawn" is a terrific present. Library book sales I suppose are one way to weed out books that are a bit tattered or no longer popular.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-84051232506798494212013-01-16T20:42:35.831-05:002013-01-16T20:42:35.831-05:00Buy a bigger house with more shelving?Buy a bigger house with more shelving?Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-18970973321507698292013-01-16T20:31:50.746-05:002013-01-16T20:31:50.746-05:00Hey Memphis mojo....read "Darwin's A Sacr...Hey Memphis mojo....read "Darwin's A Sacred Cause"....Marchin Neachtainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015330711097587444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-57501142343147084172013-01-16T20:26:24.509-05:002013-01-16T20:26:24.509-05:00I might slog through Darwin but I'd never have...I might slog through Darwin but I'd never have the patience or interest for Rockne. Don't like football, didn't go to Notre Dame. But I lake the photo a lot. You never see a shelf full of books from that side.Bob Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276510331824603844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-6938285903238273582013-01-16T19:08:26.233-05:002013-01-16T19:08:26.233-05:00I suffer from separation anxiety when I have to cl...I suffer from separation anxiety when I have to clean off the bookshelves. But I am at the point that the shelves must be cleared because I don't have any more room.Chattahoochee Valley Dailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914506234665827743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-87688197041574769732013-01-16T19:05:06.463-05:002013-01-16T19:05:06.463-05:00Your brother's initial reaction while starting...Your brother's initial reaction while starting this "new" book on Darwin (which, by the way, is a discard from a middle school library!)? "This is great - it really helps to fill in the missing pieces." Nice. As for Knute . . . he will read it. And you will receive a picture.Mrs. Nortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399314617193252488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-18169042420837759292013-01-16T17:30:54.602-05:002013-01-16T17:30:54.602-05:00Lots of good comments on what to do with old books...Lots of good comments on what to do with old books you want to cast off. Liked altadenahiker's -- loan to a friend and you'll never see it again -- how true -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-6670895478697546602013-01-16T17:00:23.531-05:002013-01-16T17:00:23.531-05:00I have great difficulty purging books. I always th...I have great difficulty purging books. I always think I may read it again or some such thing!RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-21615573206993088082013-01-16T14:12:27.421-05:002013-01-16T14:12:27.421-05:00Too many books? Loan them to friends. That guarant...Too many books? Loan them to friends. That guarantees you'll never see them again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-75898611254821361082013-01-16T12:47:08.265-05:002013-01-16T12:47:08.265-05:00Funny. My brother has taken a huge interest in his...Funny. My brother has taken a huge interest in history all of a sudden (I've always loved it) and when he was given two biographies for Christmas- Lincoln and Washington- I was jealous.<br /> Leslie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13230161073862394332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-58625907325249580552013-01-16T12:11:13.617-05:002013-01-16T12:11:13.617-05:00Darwin was a VERY interesting man. I would love to...Darwin was a VERY interesting man. I would love to read the "booby prize."Memphis MOJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653631347560307425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-5386298699864423642013-01-16T10:12:24.734-05:002013-01-16T10:12:24.734-05:00All very good questions, Birdman. There's an ...All very good questions, Birdman. There's an old bookstore here in Sarasota where many of the books you describe go to 'rest'...and waiting for someone like to find them for a booby prize.SRQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10076279765970764962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-48621124847640402602013-01-16T09:54:53.916-05:002013-01-16T09:54:53.916-05:00I've been taking mine overflow to a used book ...I've been taking mine overflow to a used book store. The problem is, I usually come home with just as many as I take.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-90205077727225151622013-01-16T07:56:27.217-05:002013-01-16T07:56:27.217-05:00I used to be a public school librarian. Weeding wa...I used to be a public school librarian. Weeding was what we called going through the shelves, finding books to discard. It always hurt like hell to get rid of them. Lynettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092690457095379968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-80390516437995382392013-01-16T06:53:22.928-05:002013-01-16T06:53:22.928-05:00"Weeding" books, as if they were dandeli..."Weeding" books, as if they were dandelions! Love that plugger mentality, can you all lend me some? One of my favorite books for children that involves Darwin: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. Sketchbook Wanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850319000824866265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-16646877919972993992013-01-16T06:23:12.007-05:002013-01-16T06:23:12.007-05:00Me, unless the book is extra special, I'd rath...Me, unless the book is extra special, I'd rather turn it into something else.<br /><br />If you google Altered Books and then go to IMAGES you can see what multitudes of artists have done with old books. <br /><br />Some find this blasphemous, but I find it wonderful.Elenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377371859667172825noreply@blogger.com