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user-inactivated  ·  3688 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: December Photo Challenge, Day 5 "Library"

Simon Winchester is always a good bet.





wasoxygen  ·  3688 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yes, The Professor and the Madman was quite rewarding.

Sappy though it is, one of my favorite of his works appeared in Salon's Wanderlust (bottom shelf):

Romance in Romania

user-inactivated  ·  3687 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That is worth a post of its own. It has earned its way onto my facebook page.