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The House of Twenty Thousand Books
The House of Twenty Thousand Books | Sasha Abramsky
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Named one of�Kirkus's Best Nonfiction Books of 2015The House of Twenty Thousand Books is the story of Chimen Abramsky, an extraordinary polymath and bibliophile who amassed a vast collection of socialist literature and Jewish history. (…more)
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jlhammar
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NYRB #bookhaul Part 2

Who knows when I‘ll get around to reading these, but very happy to have them on my shelves for when the mood strikes!

batsy Fab haul! Loved The Vet's Daughter. 2y
LeahBergen What @batsy said! 👍 2y
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LeticiaToraci
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Cinfhen
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#20BooksBy2020 Monthly check in!!
I read 9 more books this month bringing my total to 19!!
Only one to go and it‘s my IRL December bookclub ~ Purple Hibiscus
Favorite this month: Girl, Woman, Other

MelissaSue81 I‘m having trouble getting into girl, woman, other. I keep setting it aside for something else. I should stick it out though? 5y
rockpools Great going! 5y
erzascarletbookgasm So many great titles! 5y
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Cathythoughts What @erzascarletbookgasm said ... great titles there 👏👏👏 5y
KarenUK Wow! Awesome job! 💕😊 5y
charl08 Love purple hibiscus. A favourite! 5y
charl08 Great graphic, too. A fun month? 5y
LinesUponAPage Nice job!! How did you like The Dutch House? 5y
Cinfhen @MelissaSue81 stick with Girl!!! In the beginning it seems disjointed but soon the stories start to connect and it‘s super satisfying ♥️🙌🏻 5y
Cinfhen I did have a fun month of reading @charl08 and I DID read some awesome books @KarenUK @Cathythoughts @erzascarletbookgasm @RachelO Dutch House was beautifully written & I was really absorbed in the story @Lifeisasnap BUT I wasn‘t a fan of the ending 😬 5y
marleed @Lifeisasnap @cinfhen I sank into the audiobook of the Dutch House narrated by Tom Hanks and now must own the physical book. I think it will be one of my Top6Reads for 2019. 5y
Cinfhen I bet Tom Hanks was a phenomenal narrator @marleed 5y
marleed @Cinfhen Yes! I‘m curious if I would have loved the story less had I absorbed it in print because Tom Hanks is so good. His ability to speak with the mind of a child is fascinating. 5y
Cinfhen Danny was such a great character @marleed but the mom 🤯🤬 5y
marleed @Cinfhen It reminds my of a good friend whose mother was seldom a part of her childhood. The mom is there in adulthood and I‘m amazed my friend is so accepting of her. My friend explained she just accepts her mother for what she is because that anger is futile. 5y
Cinfhen Your friend is much kinder and smarter than me @marleed Good for her #LifeIsTooShort 5y
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Cinfhen
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#20BooksBy2020
I‘ve completed 10 books❣️❣️❣️
Enjoyed most of them🤩
Favorite so far; On Earth We‘re Briefly Gorgeous

megnews 👏 👏 👏 5y
suzie.reads Well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
Cinfhen Thanks @megnews @suzie.reads It feels good to whittle down your TBR from books that you own 😊 5y
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Crazeedi 👏👏 nice! 5y
BarbaraBB Very good! And such great choices. I just bought a copy of 5y
bcncookbookclub Impressive👏👏👏📚 5y
TrishB Well done 👍🏻 5y
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Cinfhen
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#20BooksBy2020 📚📚📚📚📚 I saw this hashtag the other day and thought it was a great way to whittle down my physical #TBR before January 1.
I have 14 weeks to make it happen😊
Just hoping I stick to these 20!
5 are ARC‘s, 2 are for IRL bookclub and the rest are calling to me😉

Mdargusch The Break 🤦🏼‍♀️ 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Good luck! 👍💪❤️ 5y
TrishB Cool 👍🏻 I‘m hoping to get to 3 of these, maybe soon! 5y
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LeahBergen I can‘t plan more than two ahead. 😆 5y
MicheleinPhilly You and Ducks! 😂 *insert gif of Michael Jackson eating popcorn* This is gonna be good. 5y
Kalalalatja I‘m interested in a lot of these! Can‘t wait to see what you think 🙌 (edited) 5y
megnews So glad you joined in! I‘m such a mood reader I‘ve only finished 5 but I‘m still trying to get my 20 done! 5y
Cinfhen Thanks @megnews we‘ll see how it actually goes but I‘m happy to at least have a goal in my mind! I‘ll keep you posted @Kalalalatja @LeahBergen @rather_be_reading @erzascarletbookgasm 5y
Cinfhen @Mdargusch did you not like 5y
Cinfhen Which 3 @TrishB ??? Maybe we can buddy them!!??!? 5y
Cinfhen What‘s the over/under page number before I bail on Ducks 🦆 @MicheleinPhilly ???? 5y
CarolynM Great idea, but I'd never stick to the list I made😂 5y
Cinfhen Well, my first few will hopefully be the ARC‘s @CarolynM 🤞🏽🤞🏽 5y
TrishB I will read Testaments soon (not brought yet!), Celestial Bodies and On Earth We‘re Briefly Gorgeous I have ready 😁 let me know when you‘re reading them and I‘ll join in! 5y
Cinfhen You wanna start On Earth this weekend??? @TrishB 5y
TrishB Sounds like a plan 👍🏻 probably be Sunday as it‘s moving day Saturday and I don‘t want to carry that lovely book around with me and get it damaged! 5y
Cinfhen Oh wow!!! Best of luck on Saturday 💜💜💜 @TrishB 5y
BarbaraBB Lots of interesting ones. And lots of #booker ?! 😉😘 5y
BarbaraBB No... its length and the fact that it is a one sentence book scares me too much! 5y
Cinfhen You want to buddy read it together @BarbaraBB ??? 5y
BarbaraBB I just can‘t read 900 pages of a stream of consciousness. I‘ll wait until I no longer can avoid it, for example if it wins the Booker and makes it to the ToB (just like Milkman, which I ended up loving). Also I‘m waiting for a cheaper edition. 😘 5y
Cinfhen Totally hear you @BarbaraBB we‘ll see when I feel the desire to pick it up 🙄🦆 5y
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GatheringBooks
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This is my #NYRB Book haul from their very recent 24 Hour Flash Sale while my family and I were in the US (serendipity!!) last month. Tagging my #NYRBBookClub as a few titles here that may interest us all! Brought these babies back here in Singapore and will soon make their way to Al Ain (Abu Dhabi) where we are moving to very very soon.

TrishB Good luck with the move! 5y
BarbaraBB What a great haul! You were so lucky to be in the US right on time! I look forward to your nominations for the #NYRBBookClub! When will the move take place? 💕 5y
Smrloomis Good luck with the move and hope you enjoy the slower pace of Al Ain. 5y
AlaMich I just started Family Lexicon yesterday and am enjoying it quite a bit. 5y
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BookaholicNatty
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One of my friends stumbled across his awesome bookstore in downtown Philadelphia and got me this bookmark! She said there are books from floor to ceiling and it looks like an old house just full of books! I look forward to checking it out!!!

MaGoose Will need to check this bookshop out. 6y
obviateit Ooh, I‘m putting this on my to do list! 6y
BiblioLitten Oh my! It must be beautiful 😍 6y
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Birdsong28
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Thank you all for this. Love you all and this safe environment to be myself. I might only really interact with a few of you but I do appreciate you all and the time you take to read my posts and your acceptance of me. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘😘😘😘

DivineDiana 👏🏻📚👏🏻 7y
Jess7 🤗🤗 7y
TrishB 🎉🎉👍🏻 7y
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MicrobeMom Congrats! 🍾 Litsy is a safe place! Glad you found it. 7y
tammysue 🙌🏻🤗🌼🌸🦋 7y
Ddzmini Congratulations 🎈🎉🎊 7y
JoScho Yay!!! 😊💖🎉 7y
Cinfhen Congrats 🎊 🌸💛 7y
BeansPage Congratulations!! ✨🤘🏻💐🎉🎉🎉 7y
Andrew65 🎉👏👍🍾🥂🙌🎉 7y
AmyG Yay🎉🎉🎉 7y
LeahBergen 🎉🎉🎉🎉 7y
hes7 Yay! 🎉 7y
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speljamr
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AmyG That‘s just lovely. 7y
Maria514626 This photo makes me swoon! 7y
TheBookgeekFrau Library goals! 7y
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Austen_Nerd I am in awe!! Lovely 7y
TheRomantiCate 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤 7y
BiblioNyan I‘m halfway there, woot! 7y
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peggyriley
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Goal.

mrozzz 😆🤣😁 7y
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Leftcoastzen
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#aprilbookshowers day 29 #indiebookstore Happy indie bookstore day!Changing Hands Phoenix gave me free coffee ! Show your indie some love if you can. One of the programs today featured a story telling Knight,the kids were loving it.(me too)🐉#indiebookstoreday

ferskner Changing Hands makes me miss home! I loved the original location on Mill Ave...all staircases and corners. 8y
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rubyslippersreads
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Better than winning a Golden Globe! I'd like to thank all the "#Litten people" (with a special nod to @jdtchicago for all those extra likes. ?) And how do I celebrate this moment? By reading a book, of course! ?

BookishMarginalia 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 8y
moranadatter Yay!🎉🙌🏻 8y
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Minispok Congrats! 🎉🎉 8y
Robothugs Congrats!!!! 8y
James Congrats 🎉🎊 8y
LeahBergen Yay!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 8y
Texreader Wonderful!!! 👏🏻👏🏻🎉🎉🎉🎉 8y
Suzze Far out! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼💕💕💕 8y
GoneFishing Congrats! 8y
Gezemice Very nice! Congrats! 8y
CherylDeFranceschi Congrats! 🎉📚🎉 8y
Branwen Congratulations! How exciting!! :-) 8y
Bookworm83 Yay!! 💕📚🎉📚🎉 8y
Smrloomis 🎉🎉🎉👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 8y
BookishBlonde12 🎉✨🎉✨ 8y
Megabooks 🎊🎊🎊🙌🏻🙌🏻🍾🥂 8y
stacybmartin Yay - congrats! 🎉📚🎉👏🏼 8y
DGRachel Woohoo! 🎉🎊🎉 8y
ptkpepe98 Impressive accomplishment! Can feel the book love through the chill in the air.💖🎆💟 8y
bookdrunkard78 Yay!! 🎈🎉🎈🎉📚 8y
PurpleyPumpkin Wow, congrats!🎉🎊🎉🎊 8y
BekahB Congrats!! 🎉🎉 8y
Dragon 😀👍🎉 8y
tammysue Congrats!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 8y
DebinHawaii Congratulations!!! 🎉👍🎉👍🎉😀 8y
Cinfhen Congrats 🍾💖📚🙌🏻🎉 8y
MemoirsForMe Yay for you!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍾🍾 8y
TrishB 👍😀😄 8y
Shemac77 Congratulations!! 8y
quirkyreader Yippie skippy for you. 🐸🐙 8y
BibliophileMomma Congrats!! 8y
GlitteryOtters Yayayayayay!!! Congrats on the 20K & here's to 20K more (and beyond!) 🥂 🎉✨📚✨💕🎊🙌 8y
EloisaJames Congratulations!!! 8y
susanw Nice!! 8y
DuckOfDoom Congrats!!🎉📚 8y
megt Congrats! 8y
britt_brooke 🙌🏻🙌🏻 8y
MyNamesParadise Yay!! Congrats!!! 🎉🎉🎉 8y
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Pickpick

I read this last year. A most amazing story, as much about a house with 20.000 books that brought together many great thinkers for regular salons, as it is about a man who loved ideas, devoted his life to the written word, and transformed from leading communist to a liberal thinker. The picture of our own library - with less books - was taken a few years ago: law and medical books, current affairs, history, and literature in a few languages.

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Woke to a Litsy milestone!! Today I turned 20,000. What's that in dog years? 😂

Shemac77 Congratulations!! 8y
LeahBergen Yay!! 🎉🎉🎉 8y
Well-ReadNeck 🙌🏻👊🏽👏🏾 8y
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Librariana Woot! Woot! You rock! 😄🎉🌟📚👍 8y
BookishFeminist Woo!! 📚🎉🎉 8y
cathysaid Congrats and pass the Metamucil! 8y
BookishMarginalia 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 8y
DGRachel Congrats! 🎊🍾 8y
drbethandherkindle Congrats!! 🏆 8y
JDHawkins Hooray! Congrats! 8y
Robothugs Congrats!!' 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 8y
Michelle_mck Wahoo!!! 8y
GlitteryOtters Yay, congrats!!! 🎊 📚🎉 8y
vivastory Congratulations! 👏 👏 🎊 🎊 🍷 📖 📚 8y
Megabooks Congratulations!!! 🎉🎉🎉🍾🍾👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 8y
Graciouswarriorprincess Congratulations!! 8y
DebinHawaii Congratulations!! 🎉😀🎉😀🎉 8y
Faibka Congratulations!! 😄🌻 8y
Texreader Fantastic!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉🎉🎉 8y
DrexEdit 😄 congratulations! 🎉🎉 8y
CherylDeFranceschi Congrats! 🎉📚🎉 8y
CoffeeBooksRepeat 🎉🎉🎉🎉 8y
Lizpixie Congratulations lovely! 🎉🎉🎉 8y
MemoirsForMe Yay for you! 👏🏻👏🏻🍾🍾👍🏻👍🏻 8y
BekahB Congrats!! 🎉🎉🎉 8y
Dragon 😀👍🎉 8y
James Congrats 🎉🍾🎈 8y
Cinfhen Yay 😊 congrats 🎉🎉🎉 8y
DuckOfDoom Congrats!!📚🎉 8y
britt_brooke 🙌🏻🙌🏻 8y
PurpleyPumpkin Yay, fantastic!🎉🎊🎉🎊 8y
stacybmartin Way to go!! 🎉📚🎉👏🏼 8y
megt Hooray! Congrats! 8y
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8leagueboot
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This volume is a quiet, thorough study of one man's life in letters, as told by his grandson. I went in knowing embarrassingly little about the politics of Judaism, Soviet Russia, or the global rise of communist sympathies and came out wanting to know everything. Simultaneously a love story between one man and his books and a reflection on a chaotic century for philosophy, I bought a copy for myself before I finished my copy from the library.

Yossarian Only 20,000? What happened to the rest of his books? 8y
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8leagueboot
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Taking advantage of a peaceful 45 minutes before a 12-hr shift. / The prologue of this one struck me, the author experiencing a haze of grief following his grandfather's passing. My grandmother recently passed and reading about Abramsky's emotional life in the wake of a death has me aching. With my grandmother (an avid reader and dazzling crossword puzzler) on my mind,the first few pages of this felt like Kafka's "axe in the frozen sea".

Sue 💕💕💕 8y
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bookish_wookish
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Grabbed this one from the library today! Seems like a very interesting story.

ShelfSpaceLimited The cover alone has me ready to buy it! 8y
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shawnmooney
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Just found out about this book, an apparently poignant memoir of a grandfather's library by the author of 'Obama's Brain.' The cover and title are enough to sell me, and you too, right?

maximoffs How do I live there? 9y
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