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In reply to the discussion: how many du members read physical books in this day and age? [View all]pansypoo53219
(20,972 posts)i used to read mysteries, a few classics. but then i got 4 free 1921 encyclopedia britannica + F was SO GOOD pre-science. i stopped reading new fiction. and my hunt for a complete Eb set began. wish i got the 1921 set, but i found a 1891 set i found w/ 26 vol i think. i am rereading f. i went to art school + would buy stuff at our library. reading 1908 famour orations. except greek + bede. ick poo. i grabbed a EXCELLENT WW1 book. floyd gibbons-and they said we wouldn't fight. studs terkel books. OOH! my deco decameron i bought for the illustration. 'best' translation. so good i have 3 or 4 now. i really need to get to my memoirs of caninova. found some teddy roosevelts. AND! two govt memorial books. i read some of sen taft's. then i found fighting bob lafollate's. then my family books........i just finished grant's memoirs. had to google tree-calf binding.