tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040709550160853355.post1476677917129827890..comments2019-07-20T22:17:25.337-07:00Comments on HistMystReader: The usual haunt of the HistmystReaderAlan Cassady-Bishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16480610668285449494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040709550160853355.post-14669091886828195112012-01-18T09:02:27.707-08:002012-01-18T09:02:27.707-08:00From an unnaturally early age I've been distur...From an unnaturally early age I've been disturbingly tidy. Add to this experience of living in small bedsits and flats and I've got used to fitting a quart into a pint pot!<br />In my library/den/secret lair, there are bookshelves on every possible surface. Two free-standing book cases can be accessed from both sides, doubling their capacity. Finally 40 or so cook books are in a bookcase in the downstairs loo, near the kitchen!<br />How do I remember the titles? Dunno. The title may ring a bell, the cover blurb often confirms or reminds me too. F'rinstance, I just *know* which Agatha Christie titles I have (about 43 so far).<br />I've started a library catalogue listing title, author, published date, category and ISBN. My lovely missus (an ex-librarian) thinks I'm a lost cause!Alan Cassady-Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480610668285449494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040709550160853355.post-25902350480228097232012-01-17T18:55:30.146-08:002012-01-17T18:55:30.146-08:00LOL--this is SO me in a coffee shop or any restaur...LOL--this is SO me in a coffee shop or any restaurant; if I am alone, I'm reading, and I too hate to be interrupted. At least here in the States, if you are in a coffee shop (not a diner or truck stop, but a real coffee shop--either Starbucks/Peak's/Seattle's Best-type chain or preferably an independent), most other patrons are literary types also (many are using the shop's free WiFi), so interruptions are few and far between.<br /><br />Just a final comment on this post--my house only has about a third of the books yours holds (not counting my e-reader titles), so my question is--how do you store them all and how do you keep track of what you own so you don't duplicate a title? Wow...3000...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12794760097129715871noreply@blogger.com