Tuesday, March 3, 2009

A Book About Books

Over the weekend I finished reading Larry McMurtry's book, Books. (Sorry, no cover photo.) It is a book about books. So, it's my kind of book!

Books is a memoir about Larry McMurtry's lifelong infatuation with books, his 300,000 book library, and the massive bookstore he operates on the west coast, in between writing best-selling novels and Academy-award-winning screenplays. My personal library is small potatoes next to Larry's library (which at one point consumed his home), but I've suffered from the same book sickness that Larry has. Only thing is, I sell my books or give them away when they threaten to overtake my house.

That, and my wife gives me an ultimatum . . . get rid of these books or I'm leaving you.

Guess I'll keep the woman.

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