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Umberto Eco’s Personal Library Opens to the Public: More Than 32,000 Books, Exactly as He Left Them

Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose sold so well that its English translator William Weaver could add an extension onto his Tuscan villa, which he called the “Eco Chamber.” The Bibl...

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Building Abridged Shelf - Free shorter classic stories

Making classics more accessible I have a soft spot for mythology and classic stories. I have read most of the books on Abridged Shelf at least once, several of them more than tha...

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As a Man Thinketh Review: Founder’s Library

Within the DC Life Founder’s Library, certain literary works transcend their era to offer enduring blueprints for intellectual mastery and personal sovereignty. As a Man Thinketh b...

The Prophet Review: Founder’s Library

Within the DC Life Founder’s Library, certain literary works transcend their era to offer enduring blueprints for intellectual mastery and personal sovereignty. The Prophet by Kahl...

The 1930 poetry book that Anthropic tried to censor

Intellectual Things by Stanley Kunitz

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The best middle grade books of the 21st century so far

Sphinxes, movie stars and 3m books: inside Los Angeles’s beloved art deco library

The showcase library’s centenary was celebrated by thousands who filled the still-relevant public institutionThe central library in downtown Los Angeles has seen its fair share of...

Immersed in verse

A Global Reading Crisis, Book Lists Galore, and More Links for Library Workers

A global reading crisis, revisiting a classic of high school reading 75 years on, and more stories and booklists for library workers.

The Master Key System Review: Founder’s Library

Within the DC Life Founder’s Library, certain literary works transcend their historical era to offer enduring blueprints for intellectual mastery and personal sovereignty. The Mast...