The 25 Most Beautiful College Libraries in the World

The college library, whether ornate or modern, digital or dusty, is in many ways the epicenter of the college experience ... . It is at once a shining emblem of vast, acquirable knowledge, a place for deep discussions and meetings of the mind, and of course, a big building full of books ... . More »

10 Wonderful Libraries Repurposed from Unused Structures

The Internet loved an abandoned Walmart in McAllen, Texas, that was converted into the USA's largest single story library. What other libraries were born from unused and abandoned structures? What better way to recycle than to turn it into a center for knowledge? More »

The Reading Lists of Your Favorite Fictional Characters

What books would your favourite fictional characters be reading, if the following were your favourite characters? Included are

• Rory Gilmore (from Gilmore Girls);
• Margot Tenenbaum (of The Royal Tenenbaums);
• Daria Morgendorffer (Daria);
• Don Draper (from Mad Men);
• Matilda Wormwood (Matilda);
• Lisa Simpson (of The Simpsons);
• Stewie Griffin (from Family Guy);
• Sawyer (of Lost);
• Jean-Luc Picard (from Star Trek: The Next Generation);
• and Lucas Scott (of One Tree Hill).

See their reading lists »

The Libraries, Studies, and Writing Rooms of 15 Famous Men

This post at The Art Of Manliness focusses on libraries, writing rooms, and studies. Join this "tour through 15 rooms where famous men, both past and present, hatched and penned their influential words and ideas." More »

Apology

Well, that was a long absence!

Please accept my apology for being away for so long — life just got busy. Time to get this blog moving again, and there is quite a bit of interesting material coming up. Stay tuned.

October 2012

BOOKS READ

1. Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, Adapted by Jane Carruth, Ill. Rene Cloke. ISBN N/A (1990, Derrydale Books). 2012.10.01
2. Babymouse: Dragonslayer, Jennifer L. Holm, Ill. Matthew Holm. ISBN 978-0-375-85712-6 (2009, Random House, Inc., New York). 2012.10.19