August 2010
42 posts
A Visual Feast: War-Era Food Posters at the... →
Poster by Alva Edwards. Louisiana Agricultural Extension Division, c.1917
“I had the conviction that the poster must play a great part in the fight for public opinion. The…
The Electronic Home Library: 1950's Style →
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The year is 1959.
The place is the Chicago Tribune.
The image is from Arthur Radebaugh’s syndicated futurist cartoonist strip, Closer Than We Think!
The…
Book collecting : Top topics (The Full Wiki) →
Worth keeping an eye on. Most viewed articles within Wikipedia’s Book collecting category
July 2010
24 posts
“I foresee a future when all of the electronic devices will have a button to...”
– David “Skip” Pritchard, CEO of Ingram. From his piece Will the Book Survive at The Daily Beast
WatchVice President Joe Biden dedicates the new Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library at University of South Carolina
“It doesn’t matter where you stand on the traditional book versus e-book...”
– Jill K. Robinson. In her current Five Places column in the San Francisco Chronicle she looks at five West Coast bookish destinations.
Five places: Ones for the books
“It’s up to you how you waste your time and money. I’m staying here...”
– Sempere the bookseller - The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Sarah Palin biography 'Speaking Up' to be... →
