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From: "Mick Adams" <>
Subject: Re: [CON] Let money be used for things money is good for.
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 09:13:54 +1000
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> My beloved father (who passed away 18 June 1989) had amassed 4,500+
books. He
> had them all cross-indexed, and made all his own bookcases, too -
carefully
> constructed to reflect the height of the books and waste no space. It got
to the
> stage where there was no room for another bookshelf. I used to tease him
that the
> only empty space was on the ceiling!
> So, in response to your question: I think it just boils down to the fact
that
> there are those of us, of whatever heritage, genealogists or otherwise,
who are
> passionate about books, and there are those who aren't. The same goes for
> anything else, if it comes to that.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Blanche Charles
> Wellington
> New Zealand

G'day Blanche,
I'm with you, I don't think love of books is in the genes.
Upbringing, maybe. In my case, none of my family are book-lovers, and in my
case the fact that I had a lazy eye when I was about 8 or 9 and Mum was told
by the doctors to make me read, led to my being a book lover.In fact if
there are no books around, I'll read the labels on jam jars.!! None of my
daughters are, but my son is.!!! My eldest daughter trains racehorses, and
only reads books in relation to her job. So I think it's a pretty hit or
miss sort of thing.!! Take care.


Mick Adams
( Tasmania )



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