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- Clarence Burbridge
- About My Library
Most of my books have been acquired as used books—from used-book stores and library sales. When I was young, I preferred paperbacks; nowadays, I prefer hardbacks—provided that the binding is traditional: Pages, gathered in signatures, and, when possible, sewn in signatures (not a perfect-bound paperback with hard covers glued on, as though an afterthought). ¶An exception is preference for distinguished paperback series, like Doubleday Anchor Edition paperbacks from the 1950s to the 1970s, with covers by artists such as Edward Gorey, Leonard Baskin, et alia; and with elegant book design and typography. ¶Another preference is for books whose illustrations are printed by the rotogravure printing process (“gravure”); nowadays rarely attempted, but common in the twentieth century, gravure pictures are significantly more beautiful than pictures rendered by lithography or letterpress.
- About Me
Clarence Burbridge is executive editor of Culture Is Our Business, an observatory of culture, commerce, and the media arts, and their effects. An alumnus of Brown University, he lives in Southern California. ¶ Clarence Burbridge est rédacteur en chef d’un groupe de réflexion, Culture Is Our Business ( « La culture, c’est notre affaire » ), qui observe les collisions entre la culture, le commerce, et les arts médiatiques, ainsi qu’en remarque les effets. Ancien élève de l’université Brown, il vit en Californie du Sud.
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- We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live: Collected Nonfiction (Everyman's Library) by Joan DidionTreasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks, Third Expanded Edition by QT LuongThe Book Bible: How to Sell Your Manuscript―No Matter What Genre―Without Going Broke or Insane by Susan ShapiroVisual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions by Temple Grandin PhDExperiencing Olmsted: The Enduring Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted's North American Landscapes by The Cultural Landscape FoundationHow to Be a Founder: How Entrepreneurs can Identify, Fund and Launch their Best Ideas by Alice BentinckThe Time Traveler's Guide to Regency Britain: A Handbook for Visitors to 1789–1830 by Ian Mortimer PhDBad Trips: A Sometimes Terrifying, Sometimes Hilarious Collection of Writing on the Perils of the Road by Keath FraserThe World's Cheapest Destinations: 21 Countries Where Your Money Is Worth a Fortune - Fourth Edition by Tim LeffelDon't Try This at Home: How to Win a Sumo Match, Catch a Great White Shark, Start an Independent Nation and Other Extraordinary Feats (For Ordinary People) by Hunter FulghumNolo's Quick LLC: All You Need to Know About Limited Liability Companies by Anthony Mancuso AttorneyThe Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Bryan A. GarnerNistisima: The secret to delicious Mediterranean vegan food, the Sunday Times bestseller and voted OFM Best Cookbook by Georgina HaydenThe Manuscripts Club: The People Behind a Thousand Years of Medieval Manuscripts by Christopher De HamelFlying Snakes and Griffin Claws: And Other Classical Myths, Historical Oddities, and Scientific Curiosities by Adrienne MayorEat Like a Pig, Run Like a Horse: How Food Fights Hijacked Our Health and the New Science of Exercise by Anastacia Marx de SalcedoThe Truth about Neo-Marxism, Cultural Maoism, and Anarchy: Exposing Woke Insanity in an Age of Disinformation by Jerome R. Corsi Ph. D.Land and Liberty: Henry George and the Crafting of Modern Liberalism (Hagley Library Studies in Business, Technology, and Politics) by Christopher William EnglandA Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin FedarkoThe Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon by Kevin FedarkoHow Trust Works: The Science of How Relationships Are Built, Broken, and Repaired by Dr. Peter H. Kim PhDRare Antique Richard Hofstadter / Anti-Intellectualism in American Life / First Edition 1963 [Hardcover] Richard Hofstadter by Richard HofstadterSaving Michelangelo's Dome: How Three Mathematicians and a Pope Sparked an Architectural Revolution by Wayne Kalayjian45 Ways to Live Like an Italian: Italian-Inspired Self-Care Traditions for Everyday Happiness by Raeleen D’Agostino Mautner Ph.D.The Explorers Club: A Visual Journey Through the Past, Present, and Future of Exploration by The Explorers ClubThe Complete Plays Of Aristophanes: Acharnias; Knights; Clouds; Wasps; Peace; Birds; Lysistrata; Thesmophoriazusae; Ecclesiazusae; Frogs; Plutus by AristophanesToken Supremacy: The Art of Finance, the Finance of Art, and the Great Crypto Crash of 2022 by Zachary SmallHow to Get Along with Anyone: The Playbook for Predicting and Preventing Conflict at Work and at Home by John Eliot
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