A Tour of My Bookcase
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In the old Victorian mansions such as this one, a whole area had a library for all the family books, not just a wimpy bookcase. It was often in the round area of the house.
Whenever I visit anyone, anywhere, I always browse through their books. Library, hotel lobby, friend, acquaintance, doctor or dentist's office...it doesn't matter. Of course I ask for permission but no one ever refuses. I think you can get to know a lot about a person by perusing the contents of their bookcases.
Do they have lots and lots of books? Do they have a few cherished ones? What are the subjects? How do they arrange the books? Are they messy or haphazard, or are they methodical? And relevant to the age of the person, what have they chosen to keep after a lifetime of experience?
Or if they are parents, what do they choose/allow for their children?
So here are the contents of my own particular bookcase...and you will know more about me after your tour is over. Enjoy!
Painting is "Victorian House" by Richard Burns
Used with Permission
Whenever I visit anyone, anywhere, I always browse through their books. Library, hotel lobby, friend, acquaintance, doctor or dentist's office...it doesn't matter. Of course I ask for permission but no one ever refuses. I think you can get to know a lot about a person by perusing the contents of their bookcases.
Do they have lots and lots of books? Do they have a few cherished ones? What are the subjects? How do they arrange the books? Are they messy or haphazard, or are they methodical? And relevant to the age of the person, what have they chosen to keep after a lifetime of experience?
Or if they are parents, what do they choose/allow for their children?
So here are the contents of my own particular bookcase...and you will know more about me after your tour is over. Enjoy!
Painting is "Victorian House" by Richard Burns
Used with Permission
Inspirational
Spiritual/Seeking
This is by far the largest category
Angel of the Dawn © 2009 by Richard BurnsI have religious texts from many religions, and little spiritual postings in many magazines and pamphlets. I have studied world religion extensively.
Eastern, Western, old and new, extreme to mainstream, I have
probably studied about it.
Just for the sheer story telling power of it, one of my favorites is Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramahansa Yogananda. I loved it so much that I bought a leather copy!
I also have several Bibles, the Bagavad Gita, and many spiritual books, obscure and not so obscure, including very old ones and many books about angels.
Paramahansa Yogananda
Spiritual Books
Astronomy and Other Science
Here are some of the science books I have...
~the entire Cosmos series by Carl Sagan
~many science books by Carl Sagan
~books by Stephen Hawking
~books about alchemy, astrophysics, and quantum physics
~books by Einstein and about him
~many science books by Carl Sagan
~books by Stephen Hawking
~books about alchemy, astrophysics, and quantum physics
~books by Einstein and about him
Reference/Professional
Of course I have the standard dictionaries, thesaurus, atlas of the world and encyclopedias...plus random "How to" books, like How to train a dog, cut hair, make greeting cards, fix everything, etc
Art and Artists and Crafts
Art Books
My husband is a working Artist, and I have been an artist off and on all my life too.
So to me, books about art are professional since we both use them for reference in our work.
~Interior Design books of all kinds from starting to finishing projects...
~many books about individual Artists' works...
~Many books on how to fix up a house and do basic light construction.
~Many books on how to do various crafts and artwork
~Many books on how to sell artwork
~Crochet, knitting, and working with fabrics books
~Patterns for sewing, knitting, and crochet
~Sheet Music
So to me, books about art are professional since we both use them for reference in our work.
~Interior Design books of all kinds from starting to finishing projects...
~many books about individual Artists' works...
~Many books on how to fix up a house and do basic light construction.
~Many books on how to do various crafts and artwork
~Many books on how to sell artwork
~Crochet, knitting, and working with fabrics books
~Patterns for sewing, knitting, and crochet
~Sheet Music
My Lens About My Husband's Art
Real Estate, Manage Money
Cottage Painting, © Richard BurnsUsed with Permission
I've been working in the field of Real Estate for over 20 years. Here are some categories of books I have.
~How to make money, how to keep it, how to grow it, how to make more of it,
how to make it again if you've lost it, etc
~Real Estate:How to buy, sell, trade, exchange tax free, find before others
~How to do real estate on the internet
~Many Real Estate text books
~How to start an internet business
8 shelves of these books!
Financial and Real Estate Books
Natural Area
Nature/Travel
I love nature and travel and have many books about both.
~Huge selection of Natural Wonder books.
~Huge selection of books about National Parks.
~Huge selection of books about birds.
~collection of maps of cities, states, countries.
~collection of city guidebooks
~Huge selection of books about nature in general,
~example: butterflies, rocks, stars, trees, animals,
oceans of the world, shells, etc
Several shelves worth of these!
Gardening and Herbs
I have a whole bookshelf about gardening and landscaping and photo books of flowers and herbs. And since I'm an herbalist, I could have listed the herbal ones in the professional section. But since I grow my own herbs for cooking and medicinal uses, I keep the herb books in with the gardening ones. My mother's side of the family owned plantations in the South, and my father's family are mostly farmers, so I have a gardening background for sure! I love fresh garden vegetables and herbs.
Great Books in This Category
Family Area
Children's or Parenting
~How to be a parent, how not to mess up parenting, how to remain sane while you are a parent, especially of teenagers, etc
~How to be a good wife, a good mother, a supermom, a stay at home mom, a good friend, how to get everything on sale, etc
~How to take care of your children when the medical care they are getting is not enough
~What you can do for yourself to stay healthy, what vitamins are good for you, and what areas of the body are these herbs and vitamins good for?
~What about for your children and your pets?
I have 2 shelves for these areas of interest...
and another one with leatherbound children's books I have collected...and favorite fairy tales.
All my photo albums and all my scrapbooks are there too, hidden behind cabinet doors.
~How to be a good wife, a good mother, a supermom, a stay at home mom, a good friend, how to get everything on sale, etc
~How to take care of your children when the medical care they are getting is not enough
~What you can do for yourself to stay healthy, what vitamins are good for you, and what areas of the body are these herbs and vitamins good for?
~What about for your children and your pets?
I have 2 shelves for these areas of interest...
and another one with leatherbound children's books I have collected...and favorite fairy tales.
All my photo albums and all my scrapbooks are there too, hidden behind cabinet doors.
Great Parenting Books
Cookbooks
Since I have travelled so much, I have gotten to enjoy many different cuisines, and sometimes I pick up a cookbook or two while on vacation so I can remember the wonderful food, and have recipes to make some myself. What this means is that I have lots and lots of cookbooks from all over the world....(and shot glasses)
Great Cook Books
Fiction
Poetry
I love to read and write poetry... just love the ability to be concise and convey emotion simultaneously.
Favorite Poets
Kahlil Gibran
James Dillet Freeman
Rod McKuen
e.e. cummings
T.S Eliot
Robert Frost
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HERE IS MY FAVORITE e.e.cummings POEM
(transcribed exactly the way it was written)
i carry your heart with me
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear, and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are in my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which
grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)
Favorite Poets
Kahlil Gibran
James Dillet Freeman
Rod McKuen
e.e. cummings
T.S Eliot
Robert Frost
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HERE IS MY FAVORITE e.e.cummings POEM
(transcribed exactly the way it was written)
i carry your heart with me
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear, and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are in my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which
grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)
Poetry Books
I Love Mysteries
I have almost all of the Nero Wolfe series of books by Rex Stout, lots of
Agatha Christie books, and many Mary Stewart books.
Agatha Christie books, and many Mary Stewart books.
Favorite Authors
Some Really Good Classic Books
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I already have 7 bookcases!
But it looks like I'll need
another one soon.....
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Sylvestermouse
Aug 12, 2011 @ 12:56 pm | delete
- You know, they say you can learn a lot about a person by the books they read. Honestly, I don't think I saw any surprises on your shelves. I am visiting the Books category today on our "back to school" angel bus tour, so I have am leaving you with angel blessings.
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Heather426
Aug 12, 2011 @ 1:03 pm | delete
- Thank you Cynthia!
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paperfacets
Apr 7, 2011 @ 12:56 pm | delete
- Fun way to tour your library. I decided about ten years ago to give away about half my books. Half of those I wish I had back. I no longer save the Geographics. Book reducing is very hard to do. My husband put his books in a box and they are in the attic. New books are filling the shelves fast.
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Heather426
Aug 12, 2011 @ 1:03 pm | delete
- yep, that's the way it goes with book lovers!
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theraggededge
Jul 29, 2010 @ 11:06 am | delete
- When I think of how many books I have put back into circulation over the years!
This is a wonderful collection and a great way of presenting your books. Thanks for lensrolling Life Changing and Inspirational books - will do the same :-)
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puzzlemaker
Jun 14, 2010 @ 9:40 am | delete
- We've moved several times in the last 10 years. Moving the books is always an ordeal. We have lots of books like you. And no matter how many bookcases we have it is never enough. Books are wonderful.
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LeanneChesser
Mar 31, 2010 @ 7:43 am | delete
- I love books, too. I got rid of a LOT of books a little while ago (it was hard to do!) but I still have my most treasured ones, mostly about personal growth and spirituality. Blessed!
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Wednesday_Elf
Jan 13, 2010 @ 3:40 pm | delete
- I've returned to lensroll this lovely tour of your bookcases to my Love of Reading lens.
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Wednesday_Elf
Jan 1, 2010 @ 11:51 pm | delete
- I liked the tour of your bookcase. I have 8 bookcases and 4 sets of built in shelves all filled with books. I love books, my favorite being mysteries. I have complete collections of favorite authors that I reread at least once a year! Reading is one of my greatest pleasures.
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EverythingMouse
Nov 18, 2009 @ 9:35 pm | delete
- I have so many books. I just love collecting them. I also really like your intro picture as it is pretty much my house! Angel Blessings Heather
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hlkljgk Oct 27, 2009 @ 12:33 pm | delete
- what a great idea.
blessed by another heather angel
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TwinsMama
Jun 25, 2009 @ 9:18 am | delete
- Great job! Loved seeing your books.
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Michey
Jun 17, 2009 @ 8:04 pm | delete
- Hi! I like your bookcase!
Michey
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Janiece
Jun 12, 2009 @ 4:31 pm | delete
- What a great lens! 5's! We do have several things in common, don't we?! :-)
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mysticmama
Jun 12, 2009 @ 3:03 pm | delete
- very interesting lens :-)
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JenniferAkers
Jun 12, 2009 @ 1:21 am | delete
- What a great tour! We've run out of bookcases too. We have books all over the house and in every room. While that's nice, I'd still love to have enough shelving. Some of my books are always within reach, and then depending on what I'm working on, I rotate the others. I loved seeing what you've got on your bookcase. :-)
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Pmona
Jun 10, 2009 @ 3:43 pm | delete
- Loved the tour!
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JanTUB
Jun 10, 2009 @ 9:33 am | delete
- What fun, 7 bookcases. I have several also. My largest has over 600 patchwork and quilting books, plus many, many magazines on the same subject. Faved, *d.
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mbgphoto
Jun 10, 2009 @ 8:35 am | delete
- I love books too! I enjoyed visiting your bookcases! 5*
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C-Joy
Jun 9, 2009 @ 9:57 pm | delete
- Nice to find a fellow reader! I love reading mysteries during the summer -Agatha Christie & Elizabeth Peters :)
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CreativeArtist Jun 9, 2009 @ 4:26 pm | delete
- I enjoyed the stroll through your bookshelfs.
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MsSnow4a
Jun 9, 2009 @ 2:31 pm | delete
- aw heather likes to read :) Thanks for sharing my friend Hugs
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debnet
Jun 9, 2009 @ 1:38 pm | delete
- You have some very interesting titles. I wanted to reach out and have a read through the attachment/ nuture book. Nice idea for a lens :)
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sandyspider
Jun 9, 2009 @ 11:54 am | delete
- Nice bookcase. I love books. I use to read at least a couple each week. Good job.
I just finished my first Rocketmom lens as well http://www.squidoo.com/sandyspider
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KarateKatGraphics
Jun 9, 2009 @ 11:07 am | delete
- Books rule! Great idea for a lens. Liked it a lot. I had a friend who, when visiting from out of town, would spend the first 15 or so minutes of the visit just looking at my books. He did that with everyone ;) Another friend does the same with CDs! It's like they must tour this stuff before they can start conversing... 5*****
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