How's this for a bookshelf? The complete set of Penguin Classics - all 1,082 of them. Talk about being a book snob.
Let's see - say three friends a year, one book per birthday, plus one book a month I give myself - all I have to do is live to be a 100 and I could do it. Actually, probably more like 96 given the books I already own. Hmmm.
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1 comment:
Thats coool... I always gift my frnds books hoping that they wud take the cue and return the gesture ... Sigh! I just dont seem to befriend smart-enuf folks!!
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