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Originally Posted by thrawn_aj
The World Book Encyclopedia is worthless?  Granted, it has to some extent been superseded by the Intarwebs, but still  . Many a good childhood afternoon learning from those ... *sigh*. |
I couldn't read the year on that particular encyclopedia, but presumably it's a really out-dated version. My parents have a set from 1978 that's just hanging out in their attic that I'd classify as worthless.
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Originally Posted by thrawn_aj
In any case, I could never do anything like that to a book, even trashy ones. Respect for books was too deeply ingrained in me by my dear mother  . That's why even the idea of ripping apart a book to scan it (though it is sort of a kind of immortality for the poor martyred book and intellectually, I know it's not a big deal) makes me a little queasy at times  . Still, to each his own I guess. |
I'm the same way! My husband doesn't hesitate to highlight or dog ear his books, and it drives me crazy. He was banned from reading my paper books when he bent the spine on one because he left it open, face-down, to mark his page.