125-year-old book returned to Worcester Public Library, 51 years after due date
A 125-year-old book that was overdue for 51 years has finally returned home to the Worcester Public Library thanks to a ...
Check your old books as certain editions could be worth up to £100,000
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Mem Fox's latest picture book, Meerkat Mayhem, was inspired by a Russian folktale and her childhood in Zimbabwe
It might look like child's play, but writing picture books is an exact science. Mem Fox — who has just published her 49th ...
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In 1973, a library book was checked out. 51 years later, it's finally been returned
The book, a compilation of illustrations by a British artist and poet, remained in the collection until 1973, when it was ...
The history of old age in America is all about reinvention. Too bad our political culture can’t keep up
Medicare and Social Security represent successes in facing the realities of aging, but their imperfections also show how much ...
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In 1973 a library book was checked out. 51 years later it’s finally been returned
In Homer’s 15 years in the industry, he said he has seen books returned late or not at all, but never returned after 51 years. “With something that is this old, over 100 years old, how many ...
How I Got Started in Commodities at 12 Years Old
If you were to travel back in time when I was 10 years old, you never would have imagined that the youngest of six would ...
Two books delivered beauty, inspiration and humor — just when I needed them most
Sometimes, the right book shows up just at the right time. Our book critic encountered two such books this week: Water, Water ...
Summerland Library starting recycling program for damaged and old books
Residents can now recycle end-of-life books at the Summerland Library, moving the program away from the landfill. The District of Summerland shared the news on Wednesday, noting the landfill had ended ...
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Books that imagine that history took a different course
Mr Rosenberg’s novel does not have the high literary merit of Amis’s, but it is a clever reimagining of a tumultuous period ...
This book fed my teenage dreams but 30 years on, I see something else
The Razor’s Edge seemed sophisticated and mystical in that summer before year 12. Now I realise that only the men got what ...