Uroko House Book Igloo - A Lair for Literature Lovers
Inhabitat.com
‘Bedtime stories’ becomes a literal interpretation in the design of the Uroko House Book Igloo — a cozy, fort-like enclosure of bookshelves which encircle a bed. Being surrounded in slumber by books is a bibliophile’s dream, and Point ...
Barnes & Noble accepting gift cards for ebook purchases starting mid-December
Engadget
A few nasty rumors were circulating that Barnes & Noble wouldn't accept its own gift cards for ebook purchases, but thankfully, the outfit has come clean today to refute those claims. 'Course, it's possible that this change in policy was a ...
Doctors help tame wild myths, medical misconceptions with a dose of ...
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Every bibliophile likely has heard this admonition from a parent or grandparent, and it probably persists because reading in dim light for long stretches doesn't feel very good, says Dr. Johnny Tang, assistant professor of ophthalmology at ...
25th Annual Newberry Library Book Fair
Extra Bilingual Community Newspaper
This July 23 to the 26th marks the 25th anniversary of the celebrated Newberry Library Book Fair. A collection of more than 100,000 donated used books awaits book lovers this year. Readers are invited to indulge their inner bibliophile and ...
Living life among the branches
New Orleans Times-Picayune
But when it is an afternoon or night of reading, the vertical bookstand in the corner and the C-shaped table that slides over the chaise convert that corner of the room into any bibliophile's compact paradise. ART IS PERSONAL: Along the edg...
4 Simple Tips for Decluttering Your Home
The Daily Green
If you're a bibliophile whose library overfloweth, or a magazine or newspaper subscriber who watches unread issues pile up on the nightstand, it may be time to reintroduce yourself to the local library. Borrowing one book at a time not only...
A taste of opulence in the old and modern Iloilo City
The Daily Tribune
The traces of opulence in Iloilo are undeniable — from the remnants of desolate mansions and Baroque Renaissance architecture of old churches, to the rich cultural heritage that they enjoy until today, to the chips and dents of archaeologic...
Ohio bibliophile helps out his local library
Coshocton Tribune
WADSWORTH -- Sidney Davies had a seemingly never-ending appetite for books. A voracious reader and collector, Davies crowded more than 10,000 volumes into his Wooster home before he died in 2005 at the age of 78. "In his study, the only way...
Recommendations of recent books
San Francisco Chronicle
Recommendations of recent books from the staffs of a rotating list of Bay Area independent bookstores. This week's list is from Diesel, A Bookstore, 5433 College Ave., Oakland. (510) 653-9965. www.dieselbookstore.com. Nonfiction The Pleasur...
Downtown Norfolk stores reeling from construction zone
HamptonRoads.com
"I've had to endure city improvements for the last 14 years," said Uwe Wilken of Bibliophile Bookshop, at 251 W. Bute St. But the most recent construction has him considering closing. Jim Close of Monticello Antique Shop, at 227 W. York St....
Black Music Month at 30: A cultural retrospective
Thedailyvoice.com
Long story short, fast forwarding to today, I have been in many grassroots organizations, too many to count; I have accumulated over 1,300 books and numerous magazine artcles (pseudo bibliophile); numerous tapes and videos; etc,. So in 2001...
Ask an Expert: Don't lose sight of business basics
USA Today
It is a bibliophile's paradise. And even though they have a robust online presence, Amazon.com they are not (who is?) So what do they do? How do they compete with such a big competitor? One way is a new version of an old school idea — they ...
Basement book store originator inspires notion of fee to shore up ...
Barnstable Patriot
Alice Williams reigns over her bibliophile’s basement at the Centerville Library – her desk is at the bottom of 13 carpeted steps – where she enjoys witty banter and repartee that not surprisingly earns friends in addition to profits. Books...
