Member: jakebornheimer
CollectionsMímir's Well Library (873), Michelle's Books (33), Favorites (13), Currently reading (3), Read (213), To read (621), Interested (62), Reference (26), All collections (890)
Reviews66 reviews
Tagsreligion (221), fiction (210), history (169), science (110), books about books (108), philosophy (93), Buddhism (72), Japan (68), mythology (67), first edition (62) — see all tags
MediaBook (889), Paper Book (889), Paperback (379), Hardcover (452), Other (1)
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About meBibliophile, bookseller, newly minted bookbinder. I work at the Book Bazaar in Ottawa. Mahāyāna enthusiast. When I'm not reading (or, let's be honest, cataloguing and sorting), I'm cooking, creating music, and playing JRPGs.
About my libraryMy library is named Mímisbrunnr or Mímir's Well Library. This is after the Norse myth in which the Well is "the fountain of all wit and wisdom". The name reflects my desire for my library be a collection of both knowledge & wisdom, as well as reflecting my interest in religion and myth. The library contains works on ancient history, books, Buddhism, literature, mycology, neuroscience, paganism, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, religion, et cetera. Mímir's Well is an anti-library; I feel no pressure to read all the books that it contains.
GroupsBookcases: If You Build/Buy Them, They Will Fill, Booksellers, Buddhism, Canadian Bookworms, Let's Talk Religion, Mythology
Favorite authorsJorge Luis Borges, Italo Calvino, Orson Scott Card, Patricia Smith Churchland, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Robertson Davies, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Ursula K. Le Guin, Arthur Koestler, Alberto Manguel, Haruki Murakami, J. R. R. Tolkien, David Foster Wallace (Shared favorites)
VenuesFavorites | Visited
Favorite bookstoresBlack Squirrel Books, Book Bazaar, David Mason Books, Patrick McGahern Books Inc., Type Books - Queen West
Favorite librariesCanadian Museum of Nature Library & Archives, Library of Parliament - Centre Block
Homepagehttps://sites.google.com/view/jakebornheimer
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Real nameJake Bornheimer
LocationOttawa, ON
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Member sinceMar 27, 2019
Currently readingAn introduction to bibliography for literary students by Ronald B. McKerrow
Musrum by Eric Thacker
Miscellanies upon various subjects by John Aubrey, F.R.S. : the fifth edition : to which is added hydriotaphia; or, urn burial by Sir Thomas Browne by John Aubrey
