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Didn't see a thread so i'll start it up again.
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>> No.15898342
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>>15898337
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>>15898337
>entire shelf of penguin classics
based

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>>15898342
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>>15898355
4/6
>>15898352
thx

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>>15898367
5/6

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>>15898377
6/6

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Haven't been on /lit/ in a while.

>> No.15899673

>>15899458
welcome back

>> No.15899838
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>> No.15899943

>>15899838
If you had to recommend just one Americana history book (preferably colonization thru Civil War) which would it be.

>> No.15899969

>>15899943
"The Rise of American Civilization" by Charles and Mary Beard (not the BBC Mary Beard). Granted I haven't read that many, but this is a classic that used to be a college textbook, but the Beard's were critical of American patriotism throughout its history, including upon entry to WW2, so they kind of fell out of favor. That criticism suits my disposition.

It benefits from supplementary reading, so you may want to keep a search engine on hand whilst going through it.

>> No.15899997

>>15899969
Also, what revolution-era works should I read. E.g., are the anti-federalist papers worth it?

>> No.15900005

I forgot to say thank you: thank you!

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>> No.15900011
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Rate mine

>> No.15900036

>>15899997
The Anti-Federalists are pretty important. Basically all the Amendments people like in the Constitution are there because of them. I think everyone is worth reading a bit of, though. It's only way to craft a coherent worldview. You find yourself disagreeing with "experts" whom you used to defer to when you expand your well of knowledge.

>> No.15900042

>>15900011
>spic
>doesn’t own 2666
the day i kidnap hiromoot will be the day of your permaban sir

>> No.15900104

>>15900042
Not a spic, I speak portuguese.
Besides, why should I read something I already face all my life?
Russian Dostoievki gave me a different view of poverty. If you think being a poor latino is bad, you never saw how bad is to live poor, hungry and depressed in Russia.

>> No.15900109

>>15900036
>You find yourself disagreeing with "experts" whom you used to defer to when you expand your well of knowledge.
I wholly agree, but my backlog's endless, and it can be tough winnowing my way through. On the note of amendments, though, are you aware of any book(s) narrowly focusing on the development/history of the Constitution, and the post-revolution process of transitioning away from British common law? That'd probably grab me good right now. To my understanding we largely kept English law as a macrosystem after splitting off from England, probably partly because most of the Founding Fathers were lawyers, and just from the onerousness of pulling out a whole new system of law out from a hat, from thin air. But inevitably, divergences have developed, as is obvious now. Curious how that panned out thru the 1800s.

>> No.15900148

>>15900109
"An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution" by Charles Beard is the only one I know on the subject, but I give it my approval.

>> No.15900180

>>15900009
That sure is a shelf of probably books.

>> No.15900287

>>15898355
That Doctor Zhivago edition was so shit I put it down...
Is it a particularly bad translation or does it have to be read in Russian... I remember reading somewhere Nabokov thought it was simply an okay story and it was the CIA that got it published..

>> No.15900301

>>15898342
where did you get your ikon and beads from?

>> No.15900318

>>15900009
>bookshelf
>most of the items on the shelves are disks

>> No.15900341

>>15900287
>I remember reading somewhere Nabokov thought it was simply an okay story and it was the CIA that got it published
this is true
>>15900301
Both from the Oratory of Saint Joseph, near where i used to live. The beads are from Palestine.

>> No.15900355

>>15900318
Maybe he's blind. Would explain the quality of the picture.

>> No.15900391

>>15900318
It’s a hybrid shelf. No need to be so jealous of my multitasking shelf bucko.

>> No.15900404

>>15900391
>hybrid shelf
>bucko
>multi-tasking shelf
so which board do you browse more, /mu/ or /tv/?

>> No.15901557

>>15900404
/reddit/

>> No.15901679

>>15898367
Really like this shelf for some reason

>> No.15901702

>>15899838
where is the KJV bible

>> No.15901729

>>15901702
I already ate that one.

>> No.15901732
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My bookfloor

>> No.15901827

>>15901732
Post your watercolors.

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>>15901827

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>>15902182

>> No.15902210

>>15902182
>>15902189
Nice. Will they ever ascend to a wall or a shelf, or are they just floor pictures?

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i move around a lot

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>>15902233
>i move around a lot

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>>15903605
2/2 books without spines

>> No.15903645

>>15903605
>>15903611
What does it cost you to print your own books?

>> No.15903649

>>15903645
Less than 7 dollars each for printing at the library and the string/glue and folder for cover

>> No.15903657

>>15899838
>david irving

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>>15903605
>>15903611
Also this is my GF’s shelf

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>> No.15903789

>>15898337
These threads are never anything but memes and Reddit reposts

>> No.15903816
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>he doesn't have a wine books shelf
ngmi

>> No.15903837

>>15903580
Is that your kids library?

>> No.15903858

>>15900011
try reading more brazilians, please.

>> No.15903872

>>15900104
If you want poor Russians read Gorki.

>> No.15903967

>>15900104
well, I saw that you don't seem to have any latin-american (and here I'm obviously not including Brazil) books, so rest assured that you don't have any idea what you are talking about and if you think that Bolaño and his kind are just like a O Cortiço you had to read for Portugese class, you are quite wrong and really don't know what you are missing out.

>> No.15904017

>>15903816
No steiner.

Yikes

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>>15904017
Haha actually I wanted to buy his book about agriculture (that one that started the "biodinamic" movement), I got one on bees (pic related). I've read one book by Nicolas Joly (he's one of the most famous biodinamic winemaker).

>> No.15904698

I hope I'm not the only one who just stacks books up in different piles on the floor

>> No.15905071

>>15899458
Why is the Beowulf copy so thick? Translations and commentary?

>> No.15905219
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>>15898337
I seriously need to rearrange. Next week 20 new books are arriving and I have no space whatsoever left. Any recommendations in that regard?

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>>15898337

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>> No.15905256

>>15903666
>Also this is my GF’s shelf
shut the fuck up bro no one cares that you have a girlfriend

>> No.15905284

>>15905219
>Any recommendations in that regard?
stack those large book/periodical things (ie those on the bottom shelf of the first pic) on top of one another

>> No.15905299

>>15905284
Stacking is really bad for the books below, they spine will get fucked after a while, plus it doesn't really generate more space, as they already fill it in the most efficient way possible.

But I guess, I'll donate the bottom shelf of the second bookcase for the most part as it's mostly random stuff and gifts no longer relevant.

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>>15898337
I haven’t read all these books and a lot are on my kindle

>> No.15905380

>>15898337
Pretty based.

>> No.15905833

>>15905360
>I haven’t read all these books and a lot are on my kindle
Hey, who collects stones and sticks?

>> No.15905863

>>15899458
did you purposely put the meme trilogy all next to each other

>> No.15906700

>>15905380
thx

>> No.15907071

>>15903580
Cute Pope anon.

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>> No.15908293

>>15908234
>all that metrosexual shit
Kinda embarrassing, but your books are alright

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>> No.15908466

>>15905360
>manga
>high school essential reading
>a stick for some reason

questionable taste

>> No.15908634

>>15902210
I've got shelves for my books but it's filling up, the top of both are now full of books so I need a new one soon.

The paintings might get framed soon. I've got some ideas but haven't got around to it.

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Pretty much a novice. Currently reading East of Eden.

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Yes, I'm a pseud.

>> No.15908921

>>15908914
we can tell

>> No.15908932

>>15903666
Meme frogtwitter x red scare couple. Could be worse.

>> No.15908938

>>15903605
>>15903611
this is top notch

>> No.15908948

>>15908921
How can I stop being a pseud?

>> No.15908968

>>15903666
Didn't realize "The Culture of Narcissism" was that thick. Guess that's the disadvantage of reading on a kindle

>> No.15909024

>>15908914
god i hope i dont become this boomer
i see shelves like this in houses of people wiv kids and manicured lawns and hired mexicans

>> No.15909032

>>15899458
Glad to see IJ hasn't moved

>> No.15909039

>>15909024
I'm not that old ;_;

>> No.15909108

>>15909039
sorry i dont know what im thinking
i do maintenance and it reminded me of a bunch of house ive been in
no hard feeling

>> No.15909136

>>15909108
It's not even my own shelf, it was here when I moved in. It does look like a boomer shelf though

>> No.15909147

>>15909136
it's the cookbooks, big hardcovers, and self help looking spines that got me

>> No.15909163

>>15909147
I never see cookbooks in these threads. Guess I'm the only one

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>>15898352
You can call me a fag because I agree its pedestrian, but I hate the covers for most of the penguin classics. Ive read many of them but ive gone out of my way to get the same books with alternate covers.
Something about the stock photos penguin uses for the covers bothers me.
>pick related
the fuck is this arthouse shit

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>> No.15909522

>>15908456
>a 35 year old man own's this

>> No.15910211

>>15909499
Were you going for crisp lines with those white cutouts? The fuzzy borders would trigger the fuck out of me.

>> No.15910219

>>15910211
Only on top left. I need to get some white acrylic and touch it up. On the rest of them I expected the mask to bleed.

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Rate my living room backup wall shelf

The bottom layers are full of wine bottles

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1/3, books from.Austen to Jpyce

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>>15910642
2/3, Kafka through to Pessoa

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>>15910644
3/3, Rushie to Waltari and Wilde. I have a fat stack of unread books waiting, so going to need more shelves soon...

>> No.15910771

>>15910634
based romanian(?)

>> No.15910786

>>15910642
>>15910644
>>15910649
Nice collection. I have a request for you and everyone else in this thread: repost your pictures with the books you've finished marked.

>> No.15910860

>>15910786
Thanks! I have read every book that is on my shelf, I only put books there when I have read them. I use a separate stack for unread books. Currently I have Ulysses, In Search of Lost Time, Tristam Shandy and Dog Years waiting to be read.

>> No.15910885

>>15910860
That's impressive, man. You've developed a good habit.

>> No.15910897

>>15910786
Not him, but it would be easier to mark those which I have't read. Although that's mostly because those books have been bougt as a reference or because they ar shit/ gifts which get donated every couple months.

>> No.15910960

>>15910885
Yeah, it seems more rewarding to me in some way. I have quite a big film collection as well (over 500 DVDs/blu-rays) and a few months ago I realised that I had put a couple dozen films in the shelf over the years without having seen them. It was great to finally watch them all. Moreover, when I have read/watched every single piece in the shelf, I know which I like and which I don't and can easily sell those I didn't enjoy as much to the used books store to make way for new books. This way, the shelf gets curated over the years. Ideally I'd have room for a hundred more books, but that isn't the case in my apartment right now (especially considering how much room the films and my Donald Duck comics take) .

>> No.15910987

>>15910771
Da