bookslover
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I've promised myself that I'm going to cut back to buying just one book per month in 2022.
Of course, I'm probably lying to myself.
Hopefully.
Of course, I'm probably lying to myself.
Hopefully.
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I've promised myself that I'm going to cut back to buying just one book per month in 2022.
Of course, I'm probably lying to myself.
An interesting aside. I remember reading that Spurgeon's large library had more secular (for lack of a better word) titles than theology books.
“Master those books you have. Read them thoroughly. Bathe in them until they saturate you. Read and reread them…digest them. Let them go into your very self. Peruse a good book several times and make notes and analyses of it. A student will find that his mental constitution is more affected by one book thoroughly mastered than by twenty books he has merely skimmed. Little learning and much pride comes from hasty reading. Some men are disabled from thinking by their putting meditation away for the sake of much reading. In reading let your motto be ‘much not many.'”
He can still love books. Just fewer of themBut…you’re bookslover.
Moving across the country twice was one of the big motivators for thinning down my library and going digital.I still have a wall full though...and not looking forward to moving them if I have to.
I need to cut back, too. I can't read nearly fast enough to keep up with my purchases. Those are good tips from Spurgeon. I need to heed those.
Here's something I've noticed about myself, maybe others can relate... I'm drawn to large works much more than smaller ones. This is unfortunate because now I have a lot of thick books on my shelves that have bookmarks somewhere in the middle where I lost momentum and moved on to something else. That 800-page volume looks so attractive on the website, so I buy it; but then it just never quite gets finished...
Trying to Cut Back on Books
I absolutely love this comment! I just used my food money this month to buy a Gopro action camara for my street ministry so I know the feeing, many months ago, I however starred to by books, and now I understand your dilemma. but this comment is so legendary.Good luck my friend. I budget myself a modest book allowance each month and I'm currently in the hole through June of 2022. Lol.
Thankfully my kids are still fed and clothed, but if it comes down to it they might have to start skipping a meal.
Here's something I've noticed about myself, maybe others can relate... I'm drawn to large works much more than smaller ones. This is unfortunate because now I have a lot of thick books on my shelves that have bookmarks somewhere in the middle where I lost momentum and moved on to something else. That 800-page volume looks so attractive on the website, so I buy it; but then it just never quite gets finished...
My wife wishes that I would cut back though. She gave me an inch on the living room bookshelf and I took a mile. However, now she is entertaining the idea of getting me another bookshelf.
That's the problem, looking after so many books as you get older. I've started paring down.He can still love books. Just fewer of them
I've actually been cutting back on physical books I own. I use the library quite a bit and so much is available for Kindle (which takes up far less physical space!).
I still have a wall full though...and not looking forward to moving them if I have to.
Our living room has one wall with a recessed (built-in) bookshelf. I could fit several hundred books there, but my wife has always used it for decorations. I have slowly taken over to the point that she is thinking of getting me a bookshelf of my own.Another comment I can relate to. We have two book shelves in our formal dining room currently that are full of various books of mine. It makes for some interesting conversations when we have guests over. We're currently hosting some friends in our home and before they arrived I had to move several stacks of books out of the guest bedroom to accommodate them. Lol.
I need to get a friend.I have a lot of books I haven't read yet, but I received a call from an old friend who was getting rid of his books-- for free! (I offered to pay and he refused.) I left a lot behind, but here is what I brought home.
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I have a lot of books I haven't read yet, but I received a call from an old friend who was getting rid of his books-- for free! (I offered to pay and he refused.) I left a lot behind, but here is what I brought home.
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Reading Manchester's "Death of a President" right nowIf I live to be one hundred (I'm 73) I could not read all that I now have. It has to be something I consider essential for me to buy it now ... unless it is on the JFK assassination ... then I may not be able to resist.
I did a double take. That looks like a snapshot of one of my bookshelves. But mine is plywood, not cardboard.I have a lot of books I haven't read yet, but I received a call from an old friend who was getting rid of his books-- for free! (I offered to pay and he refused.) I left a lot behind, but here is what I brought home.
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I read that so many years ago I don't recall much. I'd highly recommend Sylvia Meagher's indictment of the Warren Commission, 'Accessories After The Fact,' Josiah Thompson's Six Seconds In Dallas, and his latest, Last Second In Dallas.Reading Manchester's "Death of a President" right now
Haha, I'd put them on the bookshelf, but I'm out of room. This predicament seems common on this thread.I did a double take. That looks like a snapshot of one of my bookshelves. But mine is plywood, not cardboard.