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Apr

8 great vacations based on books

8 great vacations based on books

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travel/books/vacation/reading/

25

Apr

10 most well-read cities in America Amazon.com lists Alexandria, Va. as the leading city for book sales in their annual ranking.

10 most well-read cities in America

Amazon.com lists Alexandria, Va. as the leading city for book sales in their annual ranking.

3 weeks ago Short URL 53 notes

Amazon/America/books/reading/

05

Apr

laurajmoss: DIY upcycled book purse. Totally going to make this.

laurajmoss:

DIY upcycled book purse. Totally going to make this.

1 month ago Short URL 317 notes

laurajmoss via laurajmoss

DIY/upcycle/reuse/books/purse/

03

Apr

Cat-Library: A feline-friendly shelving system Does Madame Fluff wreak havoc every time she attempts to scale a bookcase? Make things a bit easier for her — while staying organized — with the Cat-Library, a modular shelving system with a kitty staircase.

Cat-Library: A feline-friendly shelving system

Does Madame Fluff wreak havoc every time she attempts to scale a bookcase? Make things a bit easier for her — while staying organized — with the Cat-Library, a modular shelving system with a kitty staircase.

1 month ago Short URL 253 notes

cats/furniture/pets/books/design/

18

Jan

Artist carves vintage books into astoundingly intricate 3-D sculptures Guy Laramee’s work speaks to the ‘erosion of cultures’ and our over-reliance on analytical knowledge, symbolized by the book.

Artist carves vintage books into astoundingly intricate 3-D sculptures
Guy Laramee’s work speaks to the ‘erosion of cultures’ and our over-reliance on analytical knowledge, symbolized by the book.

4 months ago Short URL 293 notes

art/books/reuse/sculpture/

15

Jan

Bookless reading: 1st digital public library comes to U.S. The proposed library is being called ‘an enhancement’ to typical libraries, and will also lend out e-readers to patrons.

Bookless reading: 1st digital public library comes to U.S.
The proposed library is being called ‘an enhancement’ to typical libraries, and will also lend out e-readers to patrons.

4 months ago Short URL 82 notes

library/books/tech/e-books/

20

Dec

From a best-selling novelist, something rare: A plot built around climate change Good novels often focus on people, not themes, making climate change a challenging issue to represent in fiction.

From a best-selling novelist, something rare: A plot built around climate change
Good novels often focus on people, not themes, making climate change a challenging issue to represent in fiction.

4 months ago Short URL 58 notes

books/environment/climate change/science/

07

Dec

Are libraries the new hot spot for bed bugs?The sly parasites seem to have picked up a new mode of travel: Borrowed books.

Are libraries the new hot spot for bed bugs?
The sly parasites seem to have picked up a new mode of travel: Borrowed books.

5 months ago Short URL 37 notes

bed bugs/books/library/health/

20

Nov

Most creative post-apocalyptic futures in film, booksFrom Margaret Atwood novels to intergalactic highways that will destroy the Earth, here are 10 ways that the world has ended.

Most creative post-apocalyptic futures in film, books
From Margaret Atwood novels to intergalactic highways that will destroy the Earth, here are 10 ways that the world has ended.

5 months ago Short URL 117 notes

books/movies/apocalypse/end of the world/

01

Nov

The 5 best environmental books of all timeAward-winning environmental news junkie Peter Dykstra ranks his favorite books where science, politics, ideology, money and personal passion collide.

The 5 best environmental books of all time
Award-winning environmental news junkie Peter Dykstra ranks his favorite books where science, politics, ideology, money and personal passion collide.

6 months ago Short URL 111 notes

books/environment/