Books are a nuisance....I have trimmed my collection twice in
the past
year, yet the number keeps growing. It's all those damn
paperbacks, Gold
Medals and such. There are so many of them. Strictly
speaking, my
problem is not lack of space - I have my study and most of my
library in
a large converted barn on my farm. But I cannot bring myself
to expose
those tender old paperbacks to the friendly mice that,
despite the
efforts of my two valiant cats and a couple of robust black
snakes,
still keep me company. So the paperbacks have stayed in the
house, to my
wife's frequent complaints about their garish colors, often
accompanied
by mumblings about "trash". How do you explain Malcolm Braly,
Donald
Hamilton, or Wade Miller to the skeptical? Life is
hard.
Regards,
mt
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