501 must-read books by Máire Uí Mhaicín

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29-MAR-2010

501 must-read books

A kind friend recently presented me with this fine tome.
As I go through it I'm discovering lots of "old friends"
no longer present on my shelves. They've been passed on
to family members, friends, booksales...
It would be lovely to keep all the books you encounter
in life. Unfortunately in my case I'd need a fine bank
balance to afford a bigger house to hold all those I'd
love to have kept. Perhaps I should've become a librarian...

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Alan K		03-Oct-2010 04:45
I'm afraid I've never read it. 8^> Nice shot, this one; the book being posted in the definitive "book pose", which is apt given its subject.

marko gregoric		13-Apr-2010 03:05
501 is nothing special:)) Great image. V.

Yvonne		31-Mar-2010 09:23
What a lovely idea for a present for a book lover! We have piles of them too, need more book shelves...does anyone ever have enough shelf space!?

laine		30-Mar-2010 23:51
I will never live long enough to read all that have passed through my hands....love this shot, Maire.

marie-jose wolff		30-Mar-2010 19:44
501 books you must read, it takes time... one lifetime is not enough! V

Victoria		30-Mar-2010 19:35
Wow, what an amazing book !!!! I wonder what great titles inside !!

Johnny JAG		30-Mar-2010 19:24
I think I have some catching up to do.

Fong Lam		30-Mar-2010 19:15
And surely this book is also listed in the 501 Must-Read Books ;) V

slhoornstra		30-Mar-2010 19:08
The must have book! What a great idea. I can't find anything in my bookcase anymore, and I often wonder if anyone will love my collection of gardening books, so carefully chosen and well loved. A fine capture! V

slhoornstra		30-Mar-2010 19:00
The must have book! What a great idea. I can't find anything in my bookcase anymore, and I often wonder if anyone will love my collection of gardening books, so carefully chosen and well loved. A fine capture! V

Guest		30-Mar-2010 17:16
lol, we do miss 2 small bedrooms because of all our books, I can't throw them away, stopped loaning out., only to the children.

zyziza		30-Mar-2010 17:03
Only 501?!!! Lucky chaps! ;-P v

J. Scott Coile		30-Mar-2010 16:23
Something I have not been very good at. My Father had a fine collection. Each new house added more and more built in shelf space.

bill friedlander		30-Mar-2010 16:19
I should get myself one too and see what I have been missing.

Walter Otto Koenig		30-Mar-2010 14:36
A fascinating book. I am always interested which books make these "lists" and which don't. We have well over 5,000 books and I could not imagine life without them. Books are such an integral part of our lives. Not a day passes when we don't read.

Mairéad		30-Mar-2010 14:35
Sounds familiar...no matter how often I pass books onto friends or relatives or donate them to charity shops, there's always more looking for space on the already crowded bookcases.

globalgadabout		30-Mar-2010 14:11
I know the problem...my most recent 'literary' purchase was yet another bookshelf...this tome might also lead you to discover a few books you haven't yet read..

Phillip Normanton		30-Mar-2010 13:59
Does it include itself - in which case, would the title be wrong? It's a complicated question.... I think I rather read a proper book than a list of proper books though :o)