tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post6740737803340601775..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: Outwitting HistoryJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-56250077131825061582016-12-18T16:54:03.934-08:002016-12-18T16:54:03.934-08:00I know! I would feel like the top of my head was ...I know! I would feel like the top of my head was coming off. I completely understood why he freaked out and hid the book, ha! I bet he worried all night that the house would suddenly burn down. I'm sure it's digitized now, but until it was safely scanned I wouldn't sleep too well! Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-90094587251221044582016-12-18T13:22:35.349-08:002016-12-18T13:22:35.349-08:00Oh my God, I can't imagine what I would feel l...Oh my God, I can't imagine what I would feel like if I discovered I had the last copy of a book on earth. I guess it would be less scary now that scanning and digitizing exists? Right? Because I could have the book scanned and then there would be infinity copies of it! But even then I think I would feel a lot of anxiety about having the only physical copy.<br /><br />This sounds fascinating!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-7805284361136439772016-12-16T16:09:33.831-08:002016-12-16T16:09:33.831-08:00I totally understand! :DI totally understand! :DJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-34984191037284440812016-12-16T09:06:58.068-08:002016-12-16T09:06:58.068-08:00i got so excited after reading this book that i fo...i got so excited after reading this book that i found myself spontaneously dashing about behind stores and malls, poking into dumpsters and garbage cans and asking people if they had any old books they didn't want! it truly is one of the most inspiring works i've ever read... i'm still interested in book collecting, but not rabid like i was then... wonderful post tx a bunch!Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-69092921751313493372016-12-16T06:00:13.776-08:002016-12-16T06:00:13.776-08:00Oh, fun! You will really enjoy it. Plus I forgot...Oh, fun! You will really enjoy it. Plus I forgot to say, there's a whole section on Yiddish books in Canada...Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-40154728323011326712016-12-15T23:26:44.012-08:002016-12-15T23:26:44.012-08:00Strangely, I have this one checked out from the li...Strangely, I have this one checked out from the library and I have no idea why. Perhaps I saw it in my GR feed from you ...??? In any case, I am picking it up and reading! I'm so glad the holidays are coming!!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.com