Books may look like nothing more than words on a page, but they are actually an infinitely complex imaginotransference technology that translates odd, inky squiggles into pictures inside your head. – Jasper Fforde
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Whose Books: My favorite second hand bookshop in Taipei
I really like this store: lots of good books available in Chinese, English, French and Japanese. I usually raid them for quality children’s books.
It’s Finished by John Lanchester: Column in the London Review of Books
Recommended reading: It provides a comprehensive, detailed and disturbing review of the events of the past 12 months and can be found at http://www.lrb.co.uk/v31/n10/lanc01_.html. Be warned: it’s a seriously long…
Books: Frommer’s New York City Guide 2009
Frommer’s New York City 2009 (Frommer’s Complete) This book will inspire you if you are lucky enough to be heading towards New York City this summer. I wish I was.…