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When I was a child my parents told me they would always buy me a book no matter what. They would take me to bookstores of all stripes and let me wander. I woul
by solomonb 6mo ago
When I was a child my parents told me they would always buy me a book no matter what. They would take me to bookstores of all stripes and let me wander.
I would spend hours walking the sections looking at whatever caught my eye. Then I would pick out a couple to take home and read. This was how I discovered the world.
I think this had a bigger impact on my education then anything else in my childhood and I owe all bookstores a debt of gratitude. I am deeply saddened by the death of the used bookstore and still try to buy a stack of books whenever I am traveling and find a store.
- calvinmorrison 6mo agoAlternatively I visit a book store every 5 or 7 years when we visit relatives. It's a big old barn of a used bookstore. I remember quite clearly in high school seeing a specific chess book, for $20! When I returned many years later it was still there. I will never, ever, learn all the opening moves to the italian defense but, i know the book is there if i ever need it.
- mrwh 6mo agoI've found some wonderful books at estate sales. A poet's annotated books of poetry, for example.
- ghaff 6mo agoKeep your eyes open for library book sales. My town library has one every year--I have slowly made some space on my shelves at home through donations--and I assume many of the surrounding towns do as well.
- socalgal2 6mo agoI grew up with books too. I fondly remember Time-Life books which were all illustrated about science and stuff. And I remember randomly flipping through World Book. Todays kids though have the internet, and youtube, and LLMs (oh-oh). They have access to orders of magnitude more info about orders of magnitude more topics than I ever had.