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A 30,000-Volume Window on the World

Thu, 05/15/2008 - 22:22 — Bibliofuture

Article in the New York Times:

FOR the last seven years, I’ve lived in an old stone presbytery in France, south of the Loire Valley, in a village of fewer than 10 houses. I chose the place because next to the 15th-century house itself was a barn, partly torn down centuries ago, large enough to accommodate my library of some 30,000 books, assembled over six itinerant decades. I knew that once the books found their place, I would find mine.

Full article here.

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Fri, 05/16/2008 - 11:29 — Chuck

only the NYT

Where else would I be able to find out that, indeed, the wealthy landed gentry have comfortable, fabulous lives? In the French country-side.

You think they can't raise their sycophancy any higher and then BOOM. They go up a level.

"Mmmm mmmmmmmmm, shiny rings. Oo oo oo oo oo! Jeans from Balenciaga! OH! OH GOD! JOHN UPDIKE!!!"

God speed, bootlicks.

Fri, 05/16/2008 - 12:08 — Anonymous (not verified)

Glad someone said something

I found the french chateau to be much more offensive than the fries book that caused so much controversy.

Fri, 05/16/2008 - 12:10 — Anonymous (not verified)

What you can get for $900,000

I don't think the NYT focuses on the rich. I will comment more later but right now I am reading their article on what you can buy for $900,000

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/greathomesanddestinations/14gh-what.html

Fri, 05/16/2008 - 12:16 — Anonymous (not verified)

What you can get for 3 million.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/05/06/greathomesanddestinations/20080506_WYG_SLIDESHOW...

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