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Geloof, Hopen Liefde (Doorzon) by Gerrit de Jager
Fractals: Meetkundige Figuren in Eindeloze Herhaling by Hans Lauwerier
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil by J. R. R. Tolkien
Heilige Bildniss: Skulpturen aus Thailand; Das by Piriya Krairiksh
Western Movies: The Story of the West on Screen by Walter C. Clapham
Weerbarstige Woord: Essays; Het by Anton L. Constandse
The Colour of Sculpture 1840-1910 by Andreas Blühm
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Groups"I See Dead People's Books", 50-Something Library Thingers, Ancient and Medieval Manuscripts, Ancient Egypt, Ancient History, Archaeologists, Archaeology, BannedBooksLibrary, Book Arts, Book Care and Repair — show all groups
Favorite authorsDouglas Adams, Charles Baudelaire, Algernon Blackwood, Robert Bloch, Albert Isaac Boime, Joseph Campbell, Ramsey Campbell, Lewis Carroll, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Guido Crepax, Drs. P, Diane Duane, Mircea Eliade, Sheridan Le Fanu, M. I. Finley, André Franquin, Bob Freeman, Fran Friel, John Gage, Carlo Ginzburg, Joscelyn Godwin, E.H. Gombrich, Edward Gorey, René Goscinny, Robert van Gulik, Joy Ann Harber, Francis Haskell, Hergé, Johan Huizinga, M. R. James, Alfred Jarry, Tracy Jones, Walt Kelly, T. E. D. Klein, Comte de Lautréamont, Ira Levin, H.P. Lovecraft, Arthur Machen, Maurice Maeterlinck, Winsor McCay, Erwin Panofsky, Raphael Patai, Herman Pleij, Hugo Pratt, Antoine-Chrysostome Quatremère de Quincy, Stephen Mark Rainey, Arthur Rimbaud, Joseph Rykwert, Miguel de Cervantes, Gershom Gerhard Scholem, Charles M. Schulz, Ronald Searle, Ralph Steadman, Peter van Straaten, Jonathan Swift, Mark Twain, Bill Watterson, Rudolf Wittkower, Frances Amelia Yates (Shared favorites)
Favorite bookstoresBoekhandel Robert Premsela, Burgersdijk & Niermans, Damokles, De Slegte Den Haag, International Theatre & Film Books, Selexyz Kooyker, The American Book Center (Den Haag)
Favorite librariesKoninklijke Bibliotheek - Nationale bibliotheek van Nederland, Openbare Bibliotheek Den Haag - Centrale Bibliotheek, Rijksmuseum Research Library, Warburg Institute Library, School of Advanced Studies, University of London
Other favoritesMuseum Meermanno-Westreenianum, Letterkundig Museum, Boekenmarkt op het Lange Voorhout
About meMostly Harmless.
Art Historian / Classical Archaeologist by training.
Commercial Artist / Cartoonist by trade.
Curious by nature.
Member of Mensa Holland, the Dutch Society of Film & Television Makers, and the Lewis Carroll Society.
Ravenous and near omnivorous reader, and compulsive book hoarder.
Some favorite topics:
- nonsense & absurd humor
- anything Lewis Carroll (and especially collecting parodies, continuations &c of Alice)
- supernatural horror
- the Temple of Jerusalem (no, I'm not a freemason)
- the history of magic
But I especially admire the great writer A. Nonymous - such versatility...
Combiners!
If you have a question about or a problem with any combination work I've done, please feel free to leave me a comment. No offense will be taken.
Same goes for any incorrect entries in my library - I'd rather know if there's a wrong author attributed to something.
(Thanks Klarusu for allowing me to copy the above text.)
About my libraryThis represents my actual library (though I only listed about 60 % so far). Ratings, tags and collections are a work in progress. Getting all the right book covers up : a far-off goal. (With the advent of collections I've added a wishlist for my own convenience + some books in "Read but unowned" and a "Phantom Collection" to improve my recommendations).
And no, I have not read all of these books cover to cover. But then again, there are many books that I have read which are not present in my own library - sometimes to my chagrin. I will probably be adding some to the "Read but not Owned" collection, but with 40+ years of reading behind me I couldn't possibly list them all.
PLEASE NOTE:
The mere fact that I own a book does not mean I necessarily endorse its contents or even that I like it.
RATING SYSTEM:
5 stars = Double plus good / Highly Recommended
4 stars = Plus Good / Has that little bit extra
3 stars = Good / What you might expect from a book like this
2 stars = Plus un-good / Disappointing
1 star = Double plus un-good / Rubbish
0 stars = Haven't got round to reading and/or rating this one
(Obviously I don't use the same criteria for all books - I don't mean this to compare say a comic book to a work of non-fiction).
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Real nameMatthijs van Klaveren
LocationDen Haag, Netherlands
Account typepublic, lifetime
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I'll try not to add any more books that we both may share, just to keep that perfect balance.
"There's a frood who really knows where his towel is."
posted by aethercowboy at 2:16 pm (EST) on Jun 24, 2009
Bon voyage!
posted by LolaWalser at 9:16 am (EST) on Jun 11, 2009
posted by LolaWalser at 9:06 am (EST) on Jun 11, 2009
posted by LolaWalser at 11:52 pm (EST) on Jun 10, 2009
posted by walf6 at 3:06 pm (EST) on May 30, 2009
Silent.
posted by SilentInAWay at 12:18 pm (EST) on May 30, 2009
I'm not -- I'm going to log into the .nl site and change things there; I'm putting Netherlands on the .com site.
Thanks for your help!
Randy
posted by rorrison at 10:03 am (EST) on May 27, 2009
I'm looking for a little advice. I'm trying to clean up the CK cloud for nationalities; it's supposed to contain the name of the country, not the adjective form. In English, I'm changing Dutch and "The Netherlands" to "Netherlands", since that was the most popular form, and is also what Wikipedia says is the correct form of the name of the country. However, many people have put Dutch and "The Netherlands" on the .nl site, which should properly have the Dutch language name of your country. Google translate says that should be "Nederland" but I wanted to check with a native speaker before I started changing things in a language I don't know. Is "Nederland" the correct form of the name of the country?
Thanks,
Randy
posted by rorrison at 9:06 am (EST) on May 27, 2009
posted by AmanteLibros at 7:48 pm (EST) on May 2, 2009
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posted by ThomasCWilliams at 11:42 pm (EST) on Apr 11, 2009
posted by aleksandar2 at 5:59 am (EST) on Mar 31, 2009
I like that.
posted by sunny at 5:57 am (EST) on Mar 30, 2009
Bedankt voor het plaatsen van Stanley & Livingstone op de lybrarything.
Ik heb het nog wat aangepast en een plaatjes toegevoegd.
Thanks.
Groetjes Harry Berg.
posted by Adrianus at 4:55 pm (EST) on Mar 22, 2009
posted by Librarynymph at 4:31 pm (EST) on Feb 20, 2009
posted by Librarynymph at 4:15 pm (EST) on Feb 20, 2009
What a wonderful surprise! :)
posted by Librarynymph at 2:31 pm (EST) on Feb 20, 2009
posted by Librarynymph at 11:54 am (EST) on Feb 20, 2009
posted by MarthaJeanne at 6:32 pm (EST) on Feb 18, 2009
Steven
http://steventill.com
posted by StevenTill at 10:35 pm (EST) on Feb 14, 2009
I noticed your profile and read it. My word - you are a great reader of books. I envy you - I write books but haven't actually read one for ages. Evidence of that can be seen by the pile of books I have on my bedside table - unread ! I must try to change my ways but as I like writing so much all avaiable spare time, from 6am until 6pm, is spent responding to incoming mail, which I try to complete before breakfast if possible, and then I concentrate upon editing and catching up with whatever project I have going. How I regret not having the time to do all this when younger. But as a businessman I did not - if you are going to be a successful businessman you must eat and sleep business. However, I retired early, built a lovely villa on the Costa Blanca, and was there for 9 years holidays - I could have started writing then as I had plenty of time on my hands and what greater pleasure than to sit out on my patio in the sun, overlooking the blue Med,with a glass of cool wine at hand and tapping away at my typewriter. I think it was the advent of the computer which encouraged me to start writing. It made it all so much easier. I thought I was too old to start learning new tricks - but my kids urged me on and so we are where we are. I have been to Den Haag many times on my way to the old Czechoslovakia where I did a lot of business during the Cold War. I loved to take the Harwich-Hook of Holland overnight ferry, enjoy a nice meal on board, and wake up refreshed and ready for the long journey ahead of me. But I am also angry with myself because I later developed a very keen interest in OPERATION MARKET GARDEN when I discovered that a boyhood friend of mine, Alfie, died at Arnhem - well at Oosterbeek actually. He is buried there as a matter of fact. Alfie was only 19 when he died from a German snipers bullet in the head - and only the day before the evacuation across the Rhine was ordered. As a resut of my studies I have written a thesis about OMG where I have tried to pinpoint the 6 main reasons why this brave attempt to end the war earlier failed. I accept that there are more than six - but I wanted to concentrate on what I considered the to be the main ones. But I passed through the historic area where all this happened all those years ago, many times and crossed the actual bridge which was the target of the operation, and never once stopped to linger there - and thats why I am angry with myself. Of course, opinions and blame for what went wrong are many and varied, as you will know. I can only give my opinions knowing that mine is just a lone voice and that some would differ from my views.
If you would like to know more about my book, A BOY FROM NOWHERE, written in two volumes, please visit: http::/www.davidjmitchell.co.uk - the Home page gives an option to communicate with me if you so wish.
David (Mitchell)
posted by davidmitchell at 12:15 pm (EST) on Feb 10, 2009
posted by klarusu at 11:30 am (EST) on Feb 10, 2009
posted by BrianKeene at 7:01 pm (EST) on Feb 6, 2009
posted by Aerrin99 at 5:48 pm (EST) on Jan 21, 2009
~D
dukekevinfuller@yahoo.com
posted by illustrationfan at 12:16 pm (EST) on Jan 10, 2009
Thanks, but I don't think you actually fixed it.
I clicked on the link you provided, and it takes me to the Main Page for the book' I see that I am one of the three owners, but instead of being able to EDIT my book, I only have an option to add it to my library. And, btw, the cover is a defailt blank one, not the image I uploaded last night.
If, however, I go to my library and select the book, or get to it from the "Add Books" tab, I get to the copy where I am the sole owner and the cover image is present.
What gives?
Mike
WholeHouseLibrary
posted by WholeHouseLibrary at 5:00 pm (EST) on Nov 23, 2008
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posted by bertilak at 8:47 pm (EST) on Sep 17, 2008
posted by yhoitink at 7:52 am (EST) on Sep 14, 2008
posted by Efelix at 1:11 pm (EST) on Aug 15, 2008
I suppose we're both exhibitionists, then? "Book Flashers"?
posted by setnahkt at 3:56 pm (EST) on Jul 7, 2008
Good point!
Sometimes I feel a little guilty about browsing other's libraries at LT. It's like rummaging around in someone's private life. I suppose in many cases that's the point.
posted by setnahkt at 10:34 am (EST) on Jul 6, 2008
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posted by saskiaberanek at 4:18 pm (EST) on Jun 2, 2008
Lord of an Invisible World
posted by marc_beherec at 5:39 pm (EST) on Apr 20, 2008
posted by setnahkt at 10:37 am (EST) on Apr 4, 2008
setnahkt
posted by setnahkt at 7:28 pm (EST) on Apr 3, 2008
posted by setnahkt at 6:44 pm (EST) on Apr 3, 2008
posted by chelseagirl at 9:47 am (EST) on Feb 18, 2008
This reads indeed like an intersting library !!!! Classical archeologists.... rare species to meet nowadays !
All the best from Brussels
Henrik S
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posted by 49shelves at 12:10 pm (EST) on Jan 12, 2008
One of my inventors found a later proof that his patented invention was tantamount to a perpetual motion machine, and he still razzes me about that.
posted by Patentnonsense at 12:35 am (EST) on Jan 12, 2008
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posted by saskiaberanek at 11:59 am (EST) on Jan 8, 2008
Happy Cataloging!
posted by Makifat at 3:47 pm (EST) on Dec 24, 2007
posted by poliphilus at 8:36 am (EST) on Dec 24, 2007