L. D. Mitchell

One of the reasons that my wife and I get along so well is that we both suffer from some of the same afflictions. Both of us have seriously collected books for decades.
Time was when readers kept commonplace books.
It may be hard to believe, but there once was a time, not that long ago, when diligent students looked forwarded to receiving (wait for it...) a book in recognition of the
Why are so many cookbooks devoted to the humble potato?
If one were to survey a very large and random group of book collectors, I strongly suspect that not a single one of them would fess up to collecting
Libraries and bookshops have always been great places for people watching.  
Have you actually read all the books in your personal library?  90% of them?  50%? Have you read any of them?