a travelogue
Photos, books, links and writing related to books
Everything tagged books
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06/15/07
Esperanta Cafe // Manhattan // New York
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From the Book of the Dead
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06/15/07
Esperanta Cafe // Manhattan // New York
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From the Book of the Dead
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05/30/06
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05/25/06
Prague // Prague // Czech Republic
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Dvorak's desk.
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05/23/06
Prague // Prague // Czech Republic
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The Old-New Jewish synagogue had some amazing old books on display.
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05/23/06
Prague // Prague // Czech Republic
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The names of the Czech citizens who died in the Holocaust, written on the walls of the Pinkas Synagogue. If you'd like to read about the Jewish Quarter in Prague see my related posting: Four Minutes Thirty-Three Seconds.
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05/23/06
Prague // Prague // Czech Republic
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Torah. If you'd like to read more about the Jewish Quarter in Prague see my related posting: Four Minutes Thirty-Three Seconds.
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05/23/06
Prague // Prague // Czech Republic
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An old book in one of the synagogues. Technically there was no photography allowed in the synagogues, but yes, I did. Sorry if that offends anyone. If you'd like to read more about the Jewish Quarter in Prague see my related posting: Four Minutes Thirty-Three Seconds.
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05/09/08
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YouTube - Speaking Picture Book
An antique children’s story book with integrated animal sounds — presumably, the sounds accompany the story. The nine available noises are produced by small air bellows and paper cones. Pretty cool.continue reading »
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03/14/06
Killing Fields // Phnom Penh // Cambodia
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Paperwork on prisoners held at S21. The Khmer Rouge, like the Nazis, were meticulous in their campaign of death. Read more on luxagraf
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12/23/07
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Bookworm Interview with David Foster Wallace (‘96)
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11/08/07
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Man Booker Prize Shortlist To Be Free Downloads
Frankly I’m surprised they got the publishers to agree to do this, given that industry’s consistent lack of understand of digital media. Of course I’ve never really met a Man Booker novel I actually liked, but hey maybe the shortlist …continue reading »
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11/08/07
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BibliOdyssey: Dagbok East India Trading Company
BibliOdyssey has dug up another stellar set of illustrations. And there’s going to be BibliOdyssey book, so the nerdery can live on the coffee table, not just the computer screen. Anyway these great natural history illustrations are from the Swedish …continue reading »
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10/15/07
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Doris Lessing Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Finally. From the New York Times: Ms. Lessing learned of the news from a group of reporters camped on her doorstep as she returned from a visit to the hospital with her son. “I was a bit surprised because I …continue reading »
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09/30/07
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British Library Books Go Digital
Good news from the British Library System, finally, some rare books are set to be available in digital form. From the BBC: More than 100,000 old books previously unavailable to the public will go online thanks to a mass digitization …continue reading »