tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post2055328348384591327..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: "But That Was Yesterday!"Francis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-457792112392332962019-04-24T13:20:40.296-04:002019-04-24T13:20:40.296-04:00Yes, the problem with the new books is that they k...Yes, the problem with the new books is that they keep us from reading the old books. Unfortunately Libraries only buy new books. Unfortunately, the Classics don't get read by many homeless. Thank goodness for ABEBOOKS.com. They redistribute classics for small money. My problem is "to whom shall I leave my incredible library." Thomas Jefferson had the same problem. He donated his library to a University. Of course, I believe he had to found the University first. Dave Sweeny, Bookworm, son of Madge the Librarian.Selfish Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667324411421722305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-14735065720565435992019-04-22T11:33:05.698-04:002019-04-22T11:33:05.698-04:00Our library is culling books like crazy and sellin...Our library is culling books like crazy and selling them for a quarter. I look them over and have determined that a quarter is overpriced for most of them.<br /><br />Which brings me to today's fiction. In a word - terrible (except for you.)<br /><br />As to getting rid of books? I did it and it didn't kill me. My collection is down to about 75 books now.<br /><br />Spiritual stuff? I hate to encourage a book purchase, <i>buuuuuuuut</i> have you a copy of The Soul of The Apostolate by Jean-Baptiste Chautard O.C.S.O? If not - get one! https://amzn.to/2KVC2qyAdriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562944653624224107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-25943297374494761132019-04-22T09:50:55.497-04:002019-04-22T09:50:55.497-04:00There's a reason I buy physical books. (And, ...There's a reason I buy physical books. (And, worst comes to absolute worst, paper burns / can be used to start fires... shudder, I'd hate to have to do that.)<br /><br />I remember, pre-Y2K, going to gun shows and seeing all these survival manuals. On DVDs / CDs. Really?<br />NITZAKHONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110716447757507226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-54433535510908084782019-04-22T09:23:26.232-04:002019-04-22T09:23:26.232-04:00"crumbliing""crumbliing"Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-2207854709334922892019-04-22T09:23:06.849-04:002019-04-22T09:23:06.849-04:00I first found out about this in 2001, when I talke...I first found out about this in 2001, when I talked to a librarian. There was a state program that insisted that librarians cull less-read books, in order to get money for their library. The library dumped a LOT of books at that time.<br /><br />Some dumping makes sense - crumbing books may be a fire hazard, for example. Thanks to the chuckleheaded Progressives that have made many libraries a dumping ground for the homeless during the day, bedbugs are a problem, and they have found a new hiding spot in some books (adaptive little critters, aren't they?).<br /><br />Some books you can make a reasonable case for getting rid of - old business books of the 1980s, popular fiction that has aged badly, etc.<br /><br />Others should be, if not kept, digitized - old recipe books, housekeeping books, old folk medical remedies, works by political thinkers, whether classic or not (even those written by political hacks form a valuable resource for future researchers). Cultural heritage books should be kept, if only digitally.<br /><br />I'm reminded of the old Joni Mitchell song - Big Yellow Taxi (popularly known as They Paved Paradise, and Put up a Parking Lot). Notre Dame is mourned by many, but, oddly enough, the Catholics are not always as bothered by the artistic loss as that of Christian heritage. Which is more important, the building, or the faith that has been relentlessly taken out of public life. France, since the days of Napoleon, has been irrevocably secular, and quite hostile to religion.<br /><br />I'm putting some time into building up my pdf/text library on my external hard drive. If anyone knows of an app that would make searching for books in digitized format easier, let me know. I'm doing it, assuming that there will access to e-books in the future. If the EMP actually happens, well, it's goodbye to history. I'm gambling that it will not be such an abrupt end.<br /><br />What's most important is to keep blogging, writing, communicating. The torch must be passed, and not just to a narrow segment, like Christians. If the target is too specific, they can be eliminated more easily. We need to become the "kewl" wise old guys, that will improve the likelihood of keeping the flame alive.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-57576641053505230782019-04-22T07:14:49.203-04:002019-04-22T07:14:49.203-04:00You've channeled Orwell very well... what was...You've channeled Orwell very well... what was it he said? “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” <br /><br />This is why, in parallel, the Islamists destroy all remnants of the civilization from before they conquered it. (I'm very fortunate to have been to Persepolis, the ancient ruins of the capitol of Persia. Would love to go back someday.)NITZAKHONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110716447757507226noreply@blogger.com