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New book by Nolcha Fox!!!!!!

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John Yamrus said:
it takes work to reach them, but there's still an audience out there. trust me.
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I believe you. My own max book ownership age was probably ~28. Ever since then, I've been trying to get rid of books, not acquire them. I'm now down to ones that I retain mostly for sentimental reasons.

Interestingly, when I was trying to shed books, I found that I could not even give them away. Libraries wouldn't even take them. Sad to say that I actually threw away many boxes of books.

I know that many of us will die with piles of books that our heirs will have to deal with. Just know that it won't be an easy task for them, and most of those books will probably end up in the trash.
 
Jay Dougherty said:
I believe you. My own max book ownership age was probably ~28. Ever since then, I've been trying to get rid of books, not acquire them. I'm now down to ones that I retain mostly for sentimental reasons.
Interestingly, when I was trying to shed books, I found that I could not even give them away. Libraries wouldn't even take them. Sad to say that I actually threw away many boxes of books.
I know that many of us will die with loads of books that our heirs will have to deal with. Just know that it won't be an easy task for them, and most of them will probably end up in the trash.
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that's sad (for many reasons) that you throw books away...please note that many libraries (as well as hospitals and many charitable organizations) have annual book sales to which unwanted books can be donated. you're an odd bird...a supposed lover of literature who doesn't love books.
 
John Yamrus said:
you're an odd bird...a supposed lover of literature who doesn't love books.
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Literature and physical books are two different things. Odd bird? Unequivocally. But as someone who has lugged books back and forth across the ocean several times, I seek not to do that ever again. Sometimes you become a minimalist out of practical necessity. That's me. Also, as I approach the last phase of my time here on this earth, one of my goals is to leave my heirs with as little "cleanup" work to do as possible. Books, all but the most important to me, can go.
 
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Sorry, John, I have to agree with Jay about the difference between literature and books. My mother is a ridiculously avid reader, and probably only owns my books. She reads everything on her Kindle now, and loves it.

While I love the feel and smell of physical books, I don't like all the space they take up, so I've been donating the ones I don't intend to read again to friends and to the library.
 
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