Her Daughter 'Destroyed' Her Cousin's Rare Book Collection. But She Refuses to Apologize — or Pay
In a Reddit post, a mother seeks reimbursement from her sister after her 13-year-old niece deliberately destroyed her own ...
One for the Books: If the old adage holds true, two authors sometimes can be better than one
Two heads are sometimes better than one as this category in Naperville Public Library’s Amazing Book Challenge — It Takes Two ...
No, 150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security Benefits
Elon Musk claims to have found rampant fraud in the Social Security Administration. There’s a much simpler explanation.
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The New Faces of Rare Book Collecting: Young Adults Redefine What It Means To Be A Rare Book Collector
Rare book collecting, a hobby historically maintained by eccentric billionaires and wealthy universities, is now taking on ...
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UAE: Rare old books for sale, vintage radios on display at this collector's museum-like library
His collection includes all manner of valuable works, particularly those handwritten and over hundreds of years old, as well as books that pertain to the history of the UAE. But Al Bastaki also ...
Elon Musk shines spotlight on ‘a lot of vampires collecting Social Security’: ‘Twilight is real’
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has revealed data from the Social Security Administration that he referred to as “vampires ...
Kootenai County libraries approved every relocation request for its mature collection with one notable exception: The Bible
The library system in Kootenai County is moving 16 young adult books into its new adults-only room as it vets materials that ...
J.D. Salinger’s pirates: An irresistible literary mystery, and the story of an obsession
These are books that by all rights shouldn’t exist — unauthorized editions of J.D. Salinger’s suppressed stories, each one a ...
Bengaluru's beloved iconic 'Select Bookshop' owner, KKS Murthy, dies at 94
Murthy continued to visit the shop until recently, but began showing signs of memory loss, a decline in appetite, and ...
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RIT app on Steam brings 19th-century printing to life
Steam has published a VR app of a historical press that once belonged to William Morris. RIT students and faculty made the app to share the experience.