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July 28, 2006: "Addictive LibraryThings Aids Search for Western Book"

"I am obsessive about the organization of my book collection--I keep my bookshelves divided into alphabetized sections such as literature, travel, science, and art. I subdivide the literature into country of origin of the writer, which leads to some judgment calls--for example, I put Oscar Wilde in the Irish literature section instead of the British because the Brits threw him in jail, which led to his demise, so Ireland gets credit for him, in my view."

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