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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
I only collect things I like. So does every collector I know. I'm not going to collect DVDs of splatter flicks, "just because I can," because I don't like them. And I don't share everything I collect, because some of those things are only of interest to me. But I will revisit my collection as often as I can, to derive enjoyment out of it. If you're collecting things just to give them away... I'm not sure that's actually "collecting." More like... charity, or redistribution of wealth, or something.
Yeah, kind of. It's also rational to just go to a library every once or twice every ten years, if that's how seldom you need to reference them... or look on the web. But I see your point there.
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My collection includes books on homemade explosives, gun-and-knife-making, survivalist techniques, cheesemaking, homesteading, woodworking, photography, optics, programming, weaving, knitting, wine-and-beer-making, drafting, residential construction, wealth-building, self-improvement... and the list goes on and on. Many of them I use solely as references for some bit of a story I'm working on. But writing, for me, is a long-drawn process and checkout times at the libraries are too short. So whereever I can, I scrounge textbooks.
Plus I have wide-ranging tastes in reading matter - Oh man, there's nothing like curling up with Progress in Optics Volume VI on a cold winter night!
Derek