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releasing books

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I’m forcing myself to release the books I’ve been holding hostage in my home for years. Todays escapees:

Books about to be released into the wild

Fabulous public librarys and internet access remove the ’need’ to own many books. Despite this lack of ‘need’ it is very painful to let books leave. I haven’t managed to release my 16th Birthday present from my brother – The Concise Oxford English Dictionary.

What books would you have difficulty releasing?

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This scribble was published on Monday, May 1st, 2006. You can follow any banter on this scribble with the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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Kate writes:
May 1st, 2006
Silly! No way am I letting go of my Beatrix Potter, Winnie The Pooh, Blue Peter Annuals, Jackie Annuals, books that are out of print and the essential bedside poetry collection.

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