In Memory of Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

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Lost faith, went to law school, then to Japan, became a Buddhist, blah, blah, blah. Read more?
Why the Love of Books?
Only in books has mankind known perfect truth, love and beauty.
George Bernard ShawA little library, growing larger every year, is an honourable part of a man's history. It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life.
Henry Ward Beecher
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The Adventures of Tintin
The Black Island
Tony Blair - A Journey.
Hutchinson (2010)
Bret Easton Ellis - American Psycho.
Vintage Books, NY (1991)
Ernest Hemingway - Hemingway Short Stories.
The Folio Society, London (1986)-
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Monthly Archives: November 2010
I know it has been a while…
I have been extremely busy with work and numerous other things that have kept me away from my blog—so here is an update for the last couple of months: The Folio Society, has published some more books for 2011 with … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Folio Society, General
Tagged 30th anniversary, Andrew Lang, Autobiography, Books, British Library, Codex Sinaiticus, Fine Edition, Folio Society, Hendrickson Publishers, John Wyndham, Limited Edition, M.K. Gandhi, Michael Bond, Mikhail Bulgakov, moleskine, Pac-Man, The Brown Fairy Book, The Complete Paddington, The Master and Margarita, The Violet Fairy Book
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Google celebrates Robert Louis Stevenson’s birthday
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
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Tagged Birthday, Books, Google, Google Doodles, Robert Louis Stevenson
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Rockwell Kent (1882 – 1971)
ou might have noticed that I am big fan of Rockwell Kent (1882 – 1971). Actually I justified joining the London based fine book publisher Folio Society to acquire their limited edition publication of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, illustrated by Rockwell … Continue reading


